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Old Donation School

4633 Honeygrove Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
10.0/10
Above state average
VaHome School Score

Rating: VaHome School Score, computed from Virginia Department of Education data (2024–25) — methodology on this page. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

10.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 100.0% across all subjects — 100th percentile statewide.

10.0 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 100th percentile.

10.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 1.0% — better attendance than 100% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
99%state 69%
Virginia Studies
100%state 69%
Grade 3 Mathematics
100%state 73%
Grade 4 Mathematics
100%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
100%state 71%
Grade 3 English Reading
100%state 67%
Grade 4 English Reading
100%state 73%
Grade 5 English Reading
99%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

Old Donation School & its school zone

Old Donation School serves Virginia Beach, VA 23455 students as a public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Old Donation School are shopping this Virginia Beach school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Virginia Beach elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 10.0/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 100.0%, with standout results in Grade 3 English Reading (100% vs a 67% state average) and Virginia Studies (100% vs a 69% state average). Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 100% for English and 100% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 1.0%, better than the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Old Donation School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Virginia Beach Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

  • Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
  • Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
  • Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
  • The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
  • Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2024–2025) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served
2-8
School type
Public magnet / full-time centralized gifted school (grades 2-8)
Principal
Joel Guldenschuh
Established
2014 · this campus 2017
Enrollment
1,377 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio
16:1
Classroom teachers
86.2 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510384001353

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025
Reading
100%
Mathematics
100%
Science
100%
History & Social Sci.
70%

Attendance

2024-2025

1.96% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Old Donation School

Old Donation School (ODS) is a centralized, full-time gifted school in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division, serving identified gifted students in grades two through eight. The present school was created in 2014 through the merger of Kemps Landing Magnet School (opened September 1995 for gifted middle-grades students) and the Old Donation Center (established after a March 17, 1998 Virginia Beach School Board vote to create a single-site gifted elementary school). Admission is application-based and requires students to meet Virginia Beach City Public Schools' criteria for gifted identification. The school houses a general intellectual aptitude program along with gifted dance and gifted visual arts programs.

The school occupies a roughly 13-acre site at 4633 Honeygrove Road in the northern part of Virginia Beach, near the Bayside/Independence Boulevard corridor. Its current facility, a LEED Gold-certified building of about 225,785 square feet organized around a central commons with separate elementary and middle-school academic wings, was completed in April 2017. NCES classifies the location as a large-city locale.

Contact

Phone
757-648-3240
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data - Old Donation School — NCES School ID, district, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch2024-2025 (directory 2025-2026) link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles - Old Donation School — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, enrollment2024-2025 accountability; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
  • Old Donation School official website — Principal, assistant principals, phone number, founding/history, program details2026 link ↗
  • VBCPS - Old Donation School (sustainability page) — Building facts: ~225,785 sq ft, LEED Gold, completed April 2017, 13-acre sitecurrent link ↗
  • Wikimedia Commons media search — No freely-licensed building photo foundchecked 2026-07 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (SOL, enrollment, staffing, demographics, absenteeism); accreditation SY 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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