Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Summary:

Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 379 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school stands out for its significantly higher percentage of African American students and extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to surrounding schools.

Despite its unique student population, Seatack Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is significantly lower than the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade math, Seatack Elementary's proficiency rate was 46.27% compared to 75.86% for the district and 70.11% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting it is struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other schools in the state.

Interestingly, Seatack Elementary is located in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Princess Anne Elementary and Red Mill Elementary. This suggests that the school's challenges may be more related to factors within the school itself rather than the overall quality of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district. However, the school's unique student population and partnership with the Achievable Dream program may offer opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 912 S Birdneck Road
       Virginia Beach, VA  23451-1111


(757) 648-3720

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
774th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,597 Help


Students who attend Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Virginia Beach Middle
High:    First Colonial High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  379

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.0%
Hispanic:
18.2%
White:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.4% Help


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Compare Details Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy ranks worse than 69.5% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 49th among 53 ranked elementary 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 35.59. (See more...)
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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 Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy has the largest elementary 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 Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy is $16,597, which is the 2nd highest among 53 elementary schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy 774th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy 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 Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

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Rank History for all students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 70.42 265th 1062 75.0%
2006 12.08 1037th 1071 3.2%
2007 30.37 900th 1083 16.9%
2008 54.67 532nd 1081 50.8%
2009 49.74 613th 1082 43.3%
2010 23.58 1000th 1113 10.2%
2011 23.78 1007th 1117 9.8%
2012 22.11 1010th 1117 9.6%
2013 29.46 890th 1120 20.5%
2014 18.01 1022nd 1110 7.9%
2015 17.54 999th 1100 9.2%
2016 43.07 726th 1096 33.8%
2017 35.48 826th 1099 24.8%
2018 42.80 731st 1097 33.4%
2019 23.90 947th 1105 14.3%
2021 42.60 681st 1103 38.3%
2022 63.92 421st 1109 62.0%
2023 43.79 680th 1114 39.0%
2024 35.59 774th 1114 30.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.39 230th 247 6.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.55 597th 1036 42.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.80 652nd 1100 40.7%
2024 41.65 712th 1098 35.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.07 706th 1093 35.4%
2024 29.84 837th 1101 24.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.44 348th 579 39.9%
2024 46.76 347th 588 41.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.58 222nd 564 60.6%
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Rank History for White students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.74 240th 984 75.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 690
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 678 678
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 736 736
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 756 756
1993 394 275 3 16 3 n/a n/a 0 691
1994 207 290 5 18 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1995 171 272 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1996 171 272 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1997 145 281 3 19 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1998 144 270 4 13 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1999 115 274 3 19 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2000 111 284 3 17 0 n/a n/a -4 411
2001 132 263 6 18 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2002 153 228 6 26 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2003 153 228 6 26 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2004 144 218 6 24 2 n/a n/a 4 398
2005 141 217 5 28 3 n/a n/a 7 401
2006 125 217 3 26 6 n/a n/a 14 391
2007 108 167 5 40 9 n/a n/a 12 341
2008 111 163 6 36 4 n/a n/a 12 332
2009 103 141 7 43 5 n/a n/a 17 316
2010 127 232 10 43 2 n/a n/a 20 434
2011 99 205 6 57 0 3 36 0 406
2012 101 207 8 65 0 1 42 0 424
2013 75 230 7 57 3 0 23 0 395
2014 73 231 4 60 1 1 22 0 392
2015 67 245 5 61 0 1 15 0 394
2016 70 222 4 72 0 2 17 0 387
2017 67 227 1 76 2 1 30 0 404
2018 73 205 3 79 1 1 31 0 393
2019 70 185 5 69 0 1 27 0 357
2020 78 238 4 92 0 1 36 0 449
2021 47 225 6 66 0 1 40 0 385
2022 60 202 1 65 0 1 39 0 368
2023 46 216 2 69 0 0 46 0 379

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 690 35.3 19.5 n/a
1990 678 36.2 18.7 n/a
1991 736 39.5 18.6 n/a
1992 756 40.2 18.8 n/a
1993 691 41.6 16.6 n/a
1994 520 27.7 n/a 70.2
1995 462 n/a 0.0 70.3
1996 462 n/a 0.0 70.3
1997 448 n/a 0.0 71.4
1998 431 n/a 0.0 81.4
1999 411 37.0 11.1 94.4
2000 411 n/a 0.0 79.5
2001 420 45.0 9.3 81.4
2002 415 37.0 11.2 70.6
2003 415 37.0 11.2 70.6
2004 398 42.0 9.5 68.5
2005 401 42.0 9.5 74.4
2006 391 37.0 10.6 72.7
2007 341 41.8 8.2 75.1
2008 332 28.2 11.8 74.7
2009 316 27.5 11.5 84.3
2010 434 36.6 11.8 83.1
2011 406 38.0 10.6 78.3
2012 424 28.2 15.0 75.5
2013 395 28.2 14.0 73.4
2014 392 28.6 13.6 84.7
2015 394 30.0 13.1 85.3
2016 387 26.0 14.8 99.2
2017 404 29.1 13.8 95.3
2018 393 28.3 13.8 99.2
2019 357 26.0 13.7 99.2
2020 449 27.2 16.5 99.3
2021 385 28.3 13.5 n/a
2022 368 27.0 13.6 99.2
2023 379 35.2 10.7 93.4

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 Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 690 35.3 19.5 n/a
1990 678 36.2 18.7 n/a
1991 736 39.5 18.6 n/a
1992 756 40.2 18.8 n/a
1993 691 41.6 16.6 n/a
1994 520 27.7 n/a 70.2
1995 462 n/a 0.0 70.3
1996 462 n/a 0.0 70.3
1997 448 n/a 0.0 71.4
1998 431 n/a 0.0 81.4
1999 411 37.0 11.1 94.4
2000 411 n/a 0.0 79.5
2001 420 45.0 9.3 81.4
2002 415 37.0 11.2 70.6
2003 415 37.0 11.2 70.6
2004 398 42.0 9.5 68.5
2005 401 42.0 9.5 74.4
2006 391 37.0 10.6 72.7
2007 341 41.8 8.2 75.1
2008 332 28.2 11.8 74.7
2009 316 27.5 11.5 84.3
2010 434 36.6 11.8 83.1
2011 406 38.0 10.6 78.3
2012 424 28.2 15.0 75.5
2013 395 28.2 14.0 73.4
2014 392 28.6 13.6 84.7
2015 394 30.0 13.1 85.3
2016 387 26.0 14.8 99.2
2017 404 29.1 13.8 95.3
2018 393 28.3 13.8 99.2
2019 357 26.0 13.7 99.2
2020 449 27.2 16.5 99.3
2021 385 28.3 13.5 n/a
2022 368 27.0 13.6 99.2
2023 379 35.2 10.7 93.4

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,440 (15.0%) $13,798 (85.0%) $16,237
2020 $1,355 (9.6%) $12,755 (90.4%) $14,109
2021 $1,998 (12.0%) $14,599 (88.0%) $16,597

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 947th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 680th of 1114 Elementary schools
 24.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)6456.9
 7.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8976.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)6156.3
 4.8%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)7975.5
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)7872.2
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9074.7
 15.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)7479.5
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8581.4
 3.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)7164.7
 6.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8975.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)6564.2
 0.8%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8370.3
 12.7%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy)6971.6
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8880.2
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students357379
 6.2%
African American185216
 16.8%
American Indian00
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic6969
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White7046
 34.3%
Two or More Races2746
 70.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%93.4%
 5.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy are 57% African American, 18% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Two or more races.

Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy ranks 774th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 379 students attended Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy.

Students who attend Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virginia Beach Middle
High : First Colonial High


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