Luxford Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Principal: James E. Daub
Established: 1961
Mascot & colors: Dragons
Enrollment: 476 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 39.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID: 510384001700

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

72%

Mathematics

69%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

69%

Attendance

2024-2025

11.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Luxford Elementary School

Luxford Elementary School opened in 1961 on 12.7 acres of former dairy farmland in Virginia Beach, built to serve the newly completed Aragona Village housing development. It originally opened with 31 classrooms, 36 teachers, and roughly 1,243 students in grades 1-6. A major renovation and addition was carried out from 2000 to 2002.

The school is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools and today serves students in grades PK through 5 at 4808 Haygood Road in the Haygood/Aragona section of Virginia Beach. It is classified by NCES as being in a large-city locale.

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-2960

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES School ID, grades served, total enrollment, FTE teachers, student-teacher ratio, locale, school type, phone/address2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Luxford Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, enrollment2024-2025 (with 2023-2024 comparison) link ↗
Luxford Elementary School official website (VBCPS) — Founding history (1961), renovation dates, mission/about text, phone number, website URL2026 link ↗
Web search aggregate (principal, mascot) — Principal name (James E. Daub) and mascot (Dragons)2025-2026 link ↗

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