Thoroughgood Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Thoroughgood Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 648-3920
Mascot: Seagulls
Principal: Ms. Micah DeLoatch
Address: 1444 Dunstan Ln, 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.

9.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 90.1% across all subjects — 93th percentile statewide.

9.6 · Academic progress

95% of students showed growth in reading and 95% in math — 96th percentile.

9.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 3.3% — better attendance than 95% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 9.5 for 2025–26, compared with 9.0 for 2024–25 — up 0.5.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

85%state 69%

Virginia Studies

93%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

91%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

91%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

94%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

84%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

92%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

92%state 73%

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

Thoroughgood Elementary School & its school zone

Thoroughgood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, VA 23455, part of Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Thoroughgood 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 9.5/10 — 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 9.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 90.1%, with standout results in Virginia Studies (93% vs a 71% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (94% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 95% of students showed growth in English reading and 95% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 3.3%, 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 Thoroughgood 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 (non-charter)
Enrollment: 732 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 41.6 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID: 510384001718

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

89%

Mathematics

92%

Science

85%

History & Social Sci.

93%

Attendance

2025-2026

3.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Thoroughgood Elementary School

Thoroughgood Elementary School is a public school in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serving grades PK-5 at 1444 Dunstan Lane in the Thoroughgood section of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school and surrounding neighborhood take their name from Adam Thoroughgood, a 17th-century English colonist and early Virginia burgess whose land grant covered much of the area; the nearby Adam Thoroughgood House (circa 1680) is a National Historic Landmark located separately from the school campus.

The current school building opened in 2016, replacing an earlier facility of more than sixty years on the site. Thoroughgood Elementary is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education and consistently posts SOL pass rates above state averages. In 2024-2025 it enrolled roughly 767-768 students and is classified by NCES as being in a large-city locale.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Thoroughgood Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID, district, grades served, enrollment (767), teachers FTE (41.60), student/teacher ratio (18.44), locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch counts, address, phone2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Thoroughgood Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (Reading 89, Math 89, Science 85, History/Social Science 90), enrollment (768), demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism (3.9%), principal nameSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Thoroughgood Elementary School official website ↗ — Mission statement, Adam Thoroughgood historical context, mascot (Seagulls, via @TESSeagulls), phone2026
Virginia Beach City Public Schools — Thoroughgood (sustainability/facility) ↗ — Context that current building replaced a 62-year-old facility; Adam Thoroughgood naming history2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2024-2025 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Thoroughgood Elementary School