Birdneck Elementary

Summary:

Birdneck Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 646 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 130 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Birdneck Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with 36.53% White, 31.58% African American, 18.42% Hispanic, and 11.61% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, lags behind the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 66.67% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 75.86% for the district and 70.11% for the state. Birdneck Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 738 and 925 out of 1,100-1,114 schools over the past several years.

One potential factor contributing to Birdneck Elementary's lower academic performance is the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.47% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than nearby schools like Princess Anne Elementary, Strawbridge Elementary, and Red Mill Elementary, which have much lower percentages of students from low-income families.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 957 S Birdneck Rd
       Virginia Beach, VA  23451-5801


(757) 648-2120

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
758th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,969 Help


Students who attend Birdneck Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Corporate Landing Middle
High:    Ocean Lakes High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  646

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.5%
African American:
31.6%
Hispanic:
18.4%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.5% Help


 See top rated Virginia elementary schools

 Compare Birdneck Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Birdneck Elementary ranks worse than 68% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 47th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.32. (See more...)
Help
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
Help
Compare Details Birdneck Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Birdneck Elementary is $13,969, which is the 18th highest among 53 elementary schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Birdneck Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Birdneck Elementary 758th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Birdneck Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Military Connected students:
Male students:
African American students:
White students:


Virginia Beach City Public Schools:

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

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Birdneck Elementary.

What do you think?

Your rating for Birdneck Elementary?

Rank History for Birdneck Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 53.23 537th 1062 49.4%
2006 63.33 379th 1071 64.6%
2007 58.66 455th 1083 58.0%
2008 61.42 415th 1081 61.6%
2009 29.53 921st 1082 14.9%
2010 25.46 986th 1113 11.4%
2011 32.83 906th 1117 18.9%
2012 38.91 807th 1117 27.8%
2013 26.88 913th 1120 18.5%
2014 29.92 890th 1110 19.8%
2015 39.88 771st 1100 29.9%
2016 35.99 818th 1096 25.4%
2017 41.99 738th 1099 32.8%
2018 42.01 738th 1097 32.7%
2019 40.91 752nd 1105 31.9%
2021 28.39 823rd 1103 25.4%
2022 27.51 866th 1109 21.9%
2023 21.91 925th 1114 17.0%
2024 37.32 758th 1114 32.0%
See the entire list of Virginia Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.89 235th 245 4.1%
2024 27.70 199th 247 19.4%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.84 525th 1036 49.3%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.62 879th 1100 20.1%
2024 48.88 620th 1098 43.5%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.23 173rd 182 4.9%
2024 12.03 186th 195 4.6%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.36 924th 1093 15.5%
2024 26.57 870th 1101 21.0%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.35 512th 579 11.6%
2024 42.25 383rd 588 34.9%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.58 394th 564 30.1%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Birdneck Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.37 872nd 984 11.4%
2024 22.95 834th 979 14.8%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

Birdneck Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: Virginia Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)
100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

  

Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Open Quote I have 2 children that attend this school, and we have had a wonderful experience here!!! The class sizes are small, and the teachers are fantastic! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Birdneck Elementary

Help
Compare
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 2270 2270
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1518 1518
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1503 1503
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1542 1542
1993 918 465 46 56 3 n/a n/a 0 1488
1994 875 400 23 67 4 n/a n/a 0 1369
1995 630 339 20 59 4 n/a n/a 0 1052
1996 630 339 20 59 4 n/a n/a 0 1052
1997 563 366 20 65 4 n/a n/a 0 1018
1998 426 342 14 62 6 n/a n/a 0 850
1999 371 320 16 58 9 n/a n/a 0 774
2000 432 356 19 59 10 n/a n/a -4 872
2001 425 390 19 67 14 n/a n/a 0 915
2002 420 381 11 80 7 n/a n/a 0 899
2003 420 381 11 80 7 n/a n/a 0 899
2004 456 403 16 70 5 n/a n/a 8 958
2005 452 396 21 66 4 n/a n/a 27 966
2006 426 397 21 66 5 n/a n/a 31 946
2007 450 467 25 75 6 n/a n/a 39 1062
2008 432 487 12 96 8 n/a n/a 52 1087
2009 427 485 13 89 3 n/a n/a 64 1081
2010 396 329 17 86 2 n/a n/a 53 883
2011 377 282 7 93 1 3 56 0 819
2012 279 255 9 105 0 4 67 0 719
2013 294 252 13 117 0 1 76 0 753
2014 312 203 13 143 2 6 86 0 765
2015 292 192 17 145 3 4 79 0 732
2016 283 184 16 147 4 4 97 0 735
2017 241 185 10 142 2 4 73 0 657
2018 223 181 9 138 3 7 71 0 632
2019 237 183 7 115 2 6 88 0 638
2020 237 173 7 112 3 2 83 0 617
2021 211 189 6 113 4 1 87 0 611
2022 226 175 7 124 5 0 85 0 622
2023 236 204 6 119 4 2 75 0 646

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 Birdneck Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2270 100.8 22.5 n/a
1990 1518 84.6 17.9 n/a
1991 1503 85.0 17.6 n/a
1992 1542 86.6 17.8 n/a
1993 1488 85.7 17.4 n/a
1994 1369 73.0 n/a 38.1
1995 1052 n/a 0.0 45.2
1996 1052 n/a 0.0 45.2
1997 1018 n/a 0.0 48.3
1998 850 n/a 0.0 52.5
1999 774 56.6 13.7 68.2
2000 872 n/a 0.0 70.9
2001 915 82.4 11.1 75.6
2002 899 63.4 14.2 75.8
2003 899 63.4 14.2 75.8
2004 958 80.4 11.9 74.7
2005 966 82.4 11.7 73.9
2006 946 89.0 10.6 72.6
2007 1062 98.0 10.8 82.8
2008 1087 77.3 14.1 76.3
2009 1081 79.4 13.6 73.9
2010 883 69.7 12.6 74
2011 819 63.1 12.9 65.1
2012 719 46.1 15.5 82.5
2013 753 44.2 17.0 61
2014 765 41.2 18.5 67.7
2015 732 43.0 17.0 66.1
2016 735 42.0 17.5 70.2
2017 657 43.8 14.9 69.9
2018 632 47.1 13.4 68.4
2019 638 46.0 13.8 71
2020 617 48.0 12.8 68.6
2021 611 44.2 13.8 n/a
2022 622 39.0 15.9 68
2023 646 52.2 12.3 76.5

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 Birdneck Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2270 100.8 22.5 n/a
1990 1518 84.6 17.9 n/a
1991 1503 85.0 17.6 n/a
1992 1542 86.6 17.8 n/a
1993 1488 85.7 17.4 n/a
1994 1369 73.0 n/a 38.1
1995 1052 n/a 0.0 45.2
1996 1052 n/a 0.0 45.2
1997 1018 n/a 0.0 48.3
1998 850 n/a 0.0 52.5
1999 774 56.6 13.7 68.2
2000 872 n/a 0.0 70.9
2001 915 82.4 11.1 75.6
2002 899 63.4 14.2 75.8
2003 899 63.4 14.2 75.8
2004 958 80.4 11.9 74.7
2005 966 82.4 11.7 73.9
2006 946 89.0 10.6 72.6
2007 1062 98.0 10.8 82.8
2008 1087 77.3 14.1 76.3
2009 1081 79.4 13.6 73.9
2010 883 69.7 12.6 74
2011 819 63.1 12.9 65.1
2012 719 46.1 15.5 82.5
2013 753 44.2 17.0 61
2014 765 41.2 18.5 67.7
2015 732 43.0 17.0 66.1
2016 735 42.0 17.5 70.2
2017 657 43.8 14.9 69.9
2018 632 47.1 13.4 68.4
2019 638 46.0 13.8 71
2020 617 48.0 12.8 68.6
2021 611 44.2 13.8 n/a
2022 622 39.0 15.9 68
2023 646 52.2 12.3 76.5

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 Birdneck Elementary

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,479 (18.3%) $11,069 (81.7%) $13,548
2020 $2,050 (14.2%) $12,426 (85.8%) $14,476
2021 $2,054 (14.7%) $11,915 (85.3%) $13,969

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Birdneck Elementary

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 752nd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 925th of 1114 Elementary schools
 15%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Birdneck Elementary)8450.6
 33.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8976.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Birdneck Elementary)6353
 10%
   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 (Birdneck Elementary)8153.3
 27.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)9074.7
 15.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Birdneck Elementary)7769.3
 7.7%
   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 (Birdneck Elementary)7451.6
 22.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8975.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Birdneck Elementary)6950
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)8370.3
 12.7%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Birdneck Elementary)7961.3
 17.7%
   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 Students638646
 1.3%
African American183204
 11.5%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic115119
 3.5%
Pacific Islander62
 66.7%
White237236
 0.4%
Two or More Races8875
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71%76.5%
 5.5%


Schools Near Birdneck Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about Birdneck Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 646 students attended Birdneck Elementary.

Students at Birdneck Elementary are 37% White, 32% African American, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

Students who attend Birdneck Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corporate Landing Middle
High : Ocean Lakes High

Birdneck Elementary ranks 758th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


Rate Birdneck Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Birdneck Elementary!




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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 69 milliseconds.