Parkway 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: Katie C. Catania
Established: 1987
Mascot & colors: Panthers
Enrollment: 465 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 40.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002107

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

63%

Mathematics

62%

Science

66%

History & Social Sci.

66%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

91.3%

8.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Parkway Elementary School

Parkway Elementary School opened in September 1987 in the Green Run area of Virginia Beach, with James Oglesby as its first principal. The building was constructed at a cost of about $3.47 million and spans roughly 67,567 square feet on a fifteen-acre site. When it opened it served grades K-6; today it serves pre-kindergarten through grade 5 as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

The school's mascot began as the Patriots and was changed to the Panthers in 2001. Parkway is a Title I school and was recognized as a 2021 Nationally Distinguished Title I School. It sits at 4180 O'Hare Drive in the residential Green Run section of southern Virginia Beach.

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-3280

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Parkway Elementary — NCES ID, state ID, address, phone, grades, locale, school type, enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, free/reduced lunch2024-2025 (directory prelim 2025-2026) link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Parkway Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, enrollment, race/ethnicity demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principalSOL & demographics 2024-2025; accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Parkway Elementary School official website (VBCPS) — Founding history (1987, $3.47M, 67,567 sq ft, Green Run), phone, website, Title I designation2026 link ↗

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

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