Elementary · Virginia

New Castle Elementary

New Castle Elementary, a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 728 students, 18.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
728
Teachers (FTE)
39.6
Students per teacher
18.4
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

More students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

90%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 72% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

368 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

95%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 74% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

370 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

Location

Address
4136 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone
(757)648-3080
City or town
Virginia Beach

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–563212.866%64%
Pre-K–554116.388%84%
Pre-K–549715.683%85%
Pre-K–589614.884%86%
Rosemont ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–538710.777%70%
Parkway ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546511.663%62%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 510384001931