Shelton Park Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Shelton Park Elementary School phone & website

Phone: (757) 648-3760
Principal: Sara L. Mendez
Address: 1700 Shelton Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

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.

8.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 83.8% across all subjects — 79th percentile statewide.

7.3 · Academic progress

89% of students showed growth in reading and 85% in math — 70th percentile.

8.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 4.6% — better attendance than 88% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 8.0 for 2025–26, compared with 6.9 for 2024–25 — up 1.1.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

88%state 69%

Virginia Studies

86%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

87%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

75%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

90%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

80%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

86%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

83%state 73%

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

Shelton Park Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Shelton Park Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23455. Buyers searching homes for sale near Shelton Park 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 8.0/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 6.9 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 83.8%, with standout results in Grade 5 Science (88% vs a 69% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (90% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 89% of students showed growth in English reading and 85% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than 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 Shelton Park 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 school
Established: 1954
Enrollment: 430 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 31.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001716

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

83%

Mathematics

83%

Science

88%

History & Social Sci.

86%

Attendance

2025-2026

Consistent attenders

95.4%

4.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Shelton Park Elementary School

Shelton Park Elementary School opened in 1954 on a 12-acre site donated by the Shelton family, at a construction cost of $475,000. Its first principal was Margaret M. Fischer, and in its first year the school enrolled 721 students in grades one through seven. A west wing adding 11 classrooms was completed in 1961, and a major addition and renovation, budgeted at $7,359,889, was finished in January 2001.

The school is located at 1700 Shelton Road in the northern part of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It serves students in grades PK through 5 and is classified by the federal government as being in a large-city locale.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Shelton Park Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID, enrollment total and by grade, grades served, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, charter status2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Shelton Park Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal, grades served, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Shelton Park Elementary School official website (VBCPS) ↗ — Phone number, address, official website URL2026
Historical Overview of VBCPS — Virginia Beach City Public Schools ↗ — Founding year (1954), donated 12-acre site, construction cost, first principal, initial enrollment, 1961 west wing, 2001 renovationhistorical

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.

Shelton Park Elementary School