Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, VA

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Ryan C. Schubart
Established: 1954
Mascot & colors: Cavaliers · Red, White, Blue
Enrollment: 1,621 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 112.6 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID: 510384000412

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

89%

Mathematics

93%

Science

89%

History & Social Sci.

72%

97%

On-time graduation (2024-2025)

Dropout rate

63%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

42.17%

Students in AP courses

4.79%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

IB (International Baccalaureate) enrollment was 29.04% per the Virginia School Quality Profile. CTE credentials earned not verified on authoritative sources.

Attendance

2024-2025

12% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Princess Anne High School

Princess Anne High School opened in 1954 and is the oldest remaining high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is named after the former Princess Anne County, which was consolidated into the newly formed City of Virginia Beach in 1963. The school's mascot is the Cavalier. On September 1, 1995, a fire destroyed roughly one-third of the building; classes were relocated temporarily and the school reopened in January 1997 after a substantial rebuild, with a re-dedication ceremony held on May 4, 1997.

The school sits along Virginia Beach Boulevard in central Virginia Beach and is one of 11 high schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It is home to an International Baccalaureate (IB) program that serves as its academy offering, alongside Advanced Placement coursework.

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

State team titles (plus 19 individual state titles per Wikipedia)

Notable alumni

Pharrell Williams· Musician and producer (class of 1992)Curtis Strange· Two-time U.S. Open golf championTim Finchem· Former PGA Tour commissioner (class of 1965)Daniel Hudson· MLB pitcher (class of 2005)Elizabeth Williams· WNBA basketball player (class of 2011)Aziaha James· WNBA/college basketball player (class of 2021)Tony Grimes· College football cornerback (class of 2020)Tara Buckman· Retired actress (class of 1974)

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-5600

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Princess Anne High — NCES School ID, enrollment total and by grade, grades served, classroom teachers (FTE), student/teacher ratio, locale, district, phone, address2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Princess Anne High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout/advanced diploma rates, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual/IB enrollment, demographics, principal2024-2025 link ↗
Princess Anne High School official website (VBCPS) — Principal name and title, phone, official website URL2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Princess Anne High School — Founding year/history, mascot, school colors, athletics state titles, notable alumni2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — File:PA High School.jpg — Freely-licensed (CC BY-SA 4.0) building photo, author, license2015 link ↗

Photo: Photo by Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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