Tallwood Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

7.6 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 81.8% across all subjects — 73th percentile statewide.

7.3 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 70th percentile.

6.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.5% — better attendance than 60% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

74%state 69%

Virginia Studies

82%state 69%

Grade 3 Mathematics

78%state 73%

Grade 4 Mathematics

79%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

83%state 71%

Grade 3 English Reading

82%state 67%

Grade 4 English Reading

86%state 73%

Grade 5 English Reading

90%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

Tallwood Elementary School & its school zone

Tallwood Elementary School serves Virginia Beach, VA 23464 students as a public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Tallwood 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 7.3/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 81.8%, with standout results in Grade 5 English Reading (90% vs a 72% state average) and Grade 3 English Reading (82% vs a 67% state average). Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 93% for English and 91% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Tallwood 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.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
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 (2024–2025) · 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: Public elementary school
Principal: Lisa A. Suter
Established: 1989
Enrollment: 601 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 40.6 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002169

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

86%

Mathematics

80%

Science

74%

History & Social Sci.

82%

Attendance

2024-2025

8.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Tallwood Elementary School

Tallwood Elementary School opened on September 5, 1989, as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It takes its name from the historic "Tallwood" house, built in 1740 by the Nicholas family on a plantation south of Kempsville; according to school history, the property owner planted one of every tree native to Virginia on the land. Many homes of current students now stand on land that was once part of the Tallwood plantation.

The school sits at 2025 Kempsville Road in the Kempsville section of Virginia Beach and serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5. NCES classifies its setting as "City, Large." For 2024-2025 it enrolled 601 students with about 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and it holds Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-3840
Office hours: Office hours 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (from school website; unverified on a directly fetched page)

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Tallwood Elementary — NCES ID, address, phone, grades PK-5, total enrollment 601, 40.6 FTE teachers, 14.8 student/teacher ratio, City-Large locale, non-charter, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced-lunch count2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Tallwood Elementary — SOL pass rates (reading 86, math 80, science 74, history 82), Fully Accredited status, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, race/ethnicity percentages, chronic absenteeism 8.3%, principal Lisa A. Suter2024-2025 (accreditation SY 2025-2026) link ↗
Tallwood Elementary School official website — Founding date Sept 5, 1989, Tallwood plantation name-origin history, phone, address2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the Enrollment/staffing NCES 2024-2025; SOL, accreditation, demographics, attendance from Virginia School Quality Profiles 2024-2025 (accreditation status SY 2025-2026) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Tallwood Elementary School