Ocean Lakes High

Summary:

Ocean Lakes High is a public magnet high school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,855 students. This school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ocean Lakes High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Virginia, ranking 37th out of 329 schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with high proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels, often exceeding the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 95.41% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SOL English Reading, compared to 91.16% for the district and 86.45% for the state. Additionally, Ocean Lakes High has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup that includes 54.29% White, 12.45% African American, 11.64% Hispanic, 9.43% Asian, and 11.59% two or more races. The school's performance on SOL tests is strong across different student subgroups, with high rankings in areas such as Asian students (ranked 16th out of 118 schools), Hispanic students (ranked 26th out of 233 schools), and multi-racial students (ranked 16th out of 198 schools).

Beyond its academic excellence, Tallwood High, Kempsville High, and First Colonial High also demonstrate strong academic performance, but generally lag behind Ocean Lakes High in terms of overall rankings and proficiency rates. While most of the nearby schools have diverse student populations, Ocean Lakes High stands out with its relatively balanced racial composition, compared to schools like Green Run High and Landstown High, which have higher percentages of African American and Hispanic students. Additionally, Ocean Lakes High appears to offer a more comprehensive range of extracurricular activities compared to some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 885 Schuman Drive
       Virginia Beach, VA  23454


(757) 648-5550

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
37th of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,480 Help


Feeder schools for Ocean Lakes High:

Elementary:    Birdneck Elementary
    Corporate Landing Elementary
    Ocean Lakes Elementary
Middle:    Corporate Landing Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,855

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.3%
African American:
12.5%
Hispanic:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.7% Help


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Compare Details Ocean Lakes High ranks better than 88.8% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranks 3rd among 12 ranked high schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.23. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ocean Lakes High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ocean Lakes High has the largest high school student body size in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ocean Lakes High is $11,480, which is the 4th highest among 12 high schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean Lakes High:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean Lakes High 37th of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See Ocean Lakes High in the ranking list.)

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Virginia Beach City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Virginia Beach City Public Schools 27th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ocean Lakes High

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Rank History for all students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 63.05 62nd 308 79.9%
2006 66.75 50th 314 84.1%
2007 66.11 57th 313 81.8%
2008 67.45 54th 316 82.9%
2009 65.00 67th 313 78.6%
2010 65.86 63rd 317 80.1%
2011 68.72 54th 320 83.1%
2012 64.62 64th 321 80.1%
2013 66.11 65th 321 79.8%
2014 65.99 65th 322 79.8%
2015 69.06 47th 322 85.4%
2016 67.54 56th 321 82.6%
2017 67.20 57th 324 82.4%
2018 66.99 52nd 326 84.0%
2019 66.89 60th 327 81.7%
2021 62.53 67th 327 79.5%
2022 71.73 37th 325 88.6%
2023 77.49 34th 326 89.6%
2024 77.23 37th 329 88.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.95 57th 193 70.5%
2024 78.61 16th 198 91.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 77.28 40th 320 87.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.03 55th 320 82.8%
2024 75.82 42nd 322 87.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.23 27th 249 89.2%
2024 83.99 22nd 253 91.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.87 39th 92 57.6%
2024 54.74 47th 92 48.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.33 24th 321 92.5%
2024 78.00 45th 322 86.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.98 11th 120 90.8%
2024 74.64 16th 118 86.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.46 92nd 240 61.7%
2024 73.39 44th 249 82.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 88.02 6th 232 97.4%
2024 79.55 26th 233 88.8%
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Rank History for White students at Ocean Lakes High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.97 44th 315 86.0%
2024 71.78 46th 314 85.4%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Open Quote Ocean Lakes is truly unlike any other school. There are dozens upon dozens of traditions. We are the only High School in Hampton Roads to have all-school assemblies. We do spirit yells (the classes see who can scream the loudest), OL Gauntlet (year long class competition), Powder Puff Football Game (Girls play football, and boy become cheer leaders. Skirts and all.), and many more traditions. We welcome our freshmen, and honor our seniors. We have a fantastic staff, and a high success rate. We help our community. Ocean Lakes has incredibly talented sports teams, and it seems like each team wins some kind of championship every year. Our school also has countless academic awards, and we're Virginia's Math and Science Academy. There is also a great Theatre Program, who performed High School Musical last year (it was AMAZING!). Our school's literary magazine, the Ebb Tide, continuously wins awards. The Ocean Lakes Dolphins are ALL somebody, and we're incredibly proud. I love my school, and I'll be sad to graduate this year. There are so many terrific things about Ocean Lakes, and there isn't a thing I'd change about it. There's something for everyone. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ocean Lakes High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 1167 401 74 64 5 n/a n/a 0 1711
1996 1167 401 74 64 5 n/a n/a 0 1711
1997 1376 471 117 76 7 n/a n/a 0 2047
1998 1516 507 124 75 6 n/a n/a 0 2228
1999 1541 518 143 92 7 n/a n/a 0 2301
2000 1643 547 138 106 6 n/a n/a -4 2436
2001 1623 580 127 117 4 n/a n/a 0 2451
2002 1498 512 114 114 4 n/a n/a 0 2242
2003 1498 512 114 114 4 n/a n/a 0 2242
2004 1605 518 125 118 5 n/a n/a 5 2376
2005 1596 536 124 131 13 n/a n/a 38 2438
2006 1547 490 156 140 19 n/a n/a 105 2457
2007 1653 506 159 141 17 n/a n/a 126 2602
2008 1607 493 162 134 16 n/a n/a 128 2540
2009 1618 457 158 139 14 n/a n/a 134 2520
2010 1584 456 147 150 14 n/a n/a 128 2479
2011 1464 372 130 244 10 10 191 0 2421
2012 1395 365 128 249 12 8 183 0 2340
2013 1341 354 124 232 9 4 200 0 2264
2014 1310 358 139 222 10 7 182 0 2228
2015 1334 337 141 204 8 7 165 0 2196
2016 1323 325 145 199 5 5 167 0 2169
2017 1288 307 167 202 4 8 159 0 2135
2018 1259 294 177 202 4 12 163 0 2111
2019 1211 308 161 206 2 10 171 0 2069
2020 1168 302 158 204 0 9 193 0 2034
2021 1113 289 150 221 2 10 205 0 1990
2022 1094 268 159 231 1 9 216 0 1978
2023 1007 231 175 216 3 8 215 0 1855

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ocean Lakes High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1711 n/a 0.0 25.2
1996 1711 n/a 0.0 25.2
1997 2047 n/a 0.0 19.8
1998 2228 n/a 0.0 18.5
1999 2301 137.6 16.7 28.8
2000 2436 n/a 0.0 16.4
2001 2451 167.9 14.6 16.7
2002 2242 131.2 17.1 24.2
2003 2242 131.2 17.1 24.2
2004 2376 159.0 14.9 23.6
2005 2438 155.0 15.7 20
2006 2457 153.0 16.1 17.2
2007 2602 168.9 15.4 20
2008 2540 135.2 18.8 16.1
2009 2520 133.8 18.8 16.6
2010 2479 128.1 19.3 18.7
2011 2421 127.6 18.9 18.1
2012 2340 135.3 17.2 24.7
2013 2264 126.0 17.9 21.6
2014 2228 120.0 18.5 24.6
2015 2196 120.0 18.3 25
2016 2169 112.0 19.3 25.8
2017 2135 133.0 16.0 25.7
2018 2111 124.8 16.9 28.3
2019 2069 126.3 16.3 28.2
2020 2034 129.6 15.6 26.5
2021 1990 135.0 14.7 n/a
2022 1978 128.2 15.4 27.2
2023 1855 122.0 15.2 28.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ocean Lakes High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1711 n/a 0.0 25.2
1996 1711 n/a 0.0 25.2
1997 2047 n/a 0.0 19.8
1998 2228 n/a 0.0 18.5
1999 2301 137.6 16.7 28.8
2000 2436 n/a 0.0 16.4
2001 2451 167.9 14.6 16.7
2002 2242 131.2 17.1 24.2
2003 2242 131.2 17.1 24.2
2004 2376 159.0 14.9 23.6
2005 2438 155.0 15.7 20
2006 2457 153.0 16.1 17.2
2007 2602 168.9 15.4 20
2008 2540 135.2 18.8 16.1
2009 2520 133.8 18.8 16.6
2010 2479 128.1 19.3 18.7
2011 2421 127.6 18.9 18.1
2012 2340 135.3 17.2 24.7
2013 2264 126.0 17.9 21.6
2014 2228 120.0 18.5 24.6
2015 2196 120.0 18.3 25
2016 2169 112.0 19.3 25.8
2017 2135 133.0 16.0 25.7
2018 2111 124.8 16.9 28.3
2019 2069 126.3 16.3 28.2
2020 2034 129.6 15.6 26.5
2021 1990 135.0 14.7 n/a
2022 1978 128.2 15.4 27.2
2023 1855 122.0 15.2 28.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ocean Lakes High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $257 (2.5%) $10,075 (97.5%) $10,332
2020 $242 (2.3%) $10,138 (97.7%) $10,381
2021 $721 (6.3%) $10,760 (93.7%) $11,480

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ocean Lakes High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 327 High schoolsRanks 34th of 326 High schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Writing (Ocean Lakes High)8986
 3%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8682
 4%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia)8174
 7%
End of Course Geometry (Ocean Lakes High)8582
 3%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8789
 2%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Ocean Lakes High)8985
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9489
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Algebra II (Ocean Lakes High)9696
   End of Course Algebra II (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9593
 2%
   End of Course Algebra II (Virginia)9186
 5%
End of Course Chemistry (Ocean Lakes High)8484
   End of Course Chemistry (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)7757
 20%
   End of Course Chemistry (Virginia)8864
 24%
End of Course Biology (Ocean Lakes High)9082
 8%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8776
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course Earth Science (Ocean Lakes High)7864
 14%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8892
 4%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course English Reading (Ocean Lakes High)9394
 1%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9191
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course Geography (Ocean Lakes High)9983
 16%
   End of Course Geography (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9380
 13%
   End of Course Geography (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course VA and US History (Ocean Lakes High)7954
 25%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)7163
 8%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia)6838
 30%
End of Course World History I (Ocean Lakes High)8581
 4%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)7867
 11%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course World History II (Ocean Lakes High)9368
 25%
   End of Course World History II (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8046
 34%
   End of Course World History II (Virginia)8148
 33%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20691855
 10.3%
African American308231
 25%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian161175
 8.7%
Hispanic206216
 4.9%
Pacific Islander108
 20%
White12111007
 16.8%
Two or More Races171215
 25.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.2%28.7%
 0.5%


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Ocean Lakes High ranks 37th of 329 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Ocean Lakes High are 54% White, 12% African American, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

Ocean Lakes High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Birdneck Elementary
Elementary : Corporate Landing Elementary
Elementary : Ocean Lakes Elementary
Middle : Corporate Landing Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,855 students attended Ocean Lakes High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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