Plaza Middle School, Virginia Beach, VA: Phone & Mascot

Plaza Middle School phone, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 648-4900
Mascot: Trojans
School colors: Blue, Orange
Principal: Andria J. Chambers
Address: 3080 S Lynnhaven Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

8.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 82.5% across all subjects — 81th percentile statewide.

7.9 · Academic progress

88% of students showed growth in reading and 82% in math — 77th percentile.

6.6 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.1% — better attendance than 63% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 7.9 for 2025–26, compared with 7.9 for 2024–25 — unchanged.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

100%state 82%

Algebra I

100%state 86%

Civics & Econ

88%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

80%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

72%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

31%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

75%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

84%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

81%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

88%state 74%

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

Plaza Middle School & its school zone

A public middle school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Plaza Middle School anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Buyers searching homes for sale near Plaza Middle School are shopping this Virginia Beach school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Virginia Beach middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 7.9/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That matches its 2024–25 score of 7.9.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 82.5%, with standout results in Geometry (100% vs an 82% state average) and Civics & Econ (88% vs a 73% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 88% of students showed growth in English reading and 82% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Plaza Middle 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: 6-8
School type: Public
Established: 1969
Enrollment: 1,022 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 66.6 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001710

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

84%

Mathematics

77%

Science

87%

History & Social Sci.

88%

Attendance

2025-2026

10.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Plaza Middle School

Plaza Middle School is a public middle school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving grades 6 through 8 as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It opened in 1969, with J. J. Owens serving as its first principal, and today operates as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the Middle Years Programme.

The school sits at 3080 S Lynnhaven Road in the Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, an established residential area in the western part of the city. It enrolled 1,033 students in the 2024-2025 school year and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Plaza Middle ↗ — NCES ID, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, grades served, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, district, school type, free/reduced lunch2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Plaza Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, race/ethnicity demographics, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Plaza Middle School official website ↗ — Phone number, founding history (1969, first principal J.J. Owens), mascot (Trojans), IB World School status2025-2026

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.

Plaza Middle School