Parkway Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Parkway Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 648-3280
Mascot: Panthers
Principal: Katie C. Catania
Address: 4180 O Hare Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

3.7 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 65.1% across all subjects — 30th percentile statewide.

3.5 · Academic progress

77% of students showed growth in reading and 73% in math — 28th percentile.

3.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 11.8% — better attendance than 28% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.6 for 2025–26, compared with 3.7 for 2024–25 — down 0.1.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

65%state 69%

Virginia Studies

69%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

63%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

56%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

68%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

63%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

64%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

73%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Parkway Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Parkway Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Buyers searching homes for sale near Parkway Elementary 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 3.6/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 3.7 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 65.1%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 77% of students showed growth in English reading and 73% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, compared with the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Parkway Elementary 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.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
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 (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Established: 1987
Enrollment: 442 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 40.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002107

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

67%

Mathematics

62%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

69%

Attendance

2025-2026

Consistent attenders

88.2%

11.8% 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.

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)
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Parkway Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, enrollment, race/ethnicity demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principalSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Parkway Elementary School official website (VBCPS) ↗ — Founding history (1987, $3.47M, 67,567 sq ft, Green Run), phone, website, Title I designation2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Parkway Elementary School