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responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a

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. Although Virginia school divisions perform the functions of school districts in other

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s, they have no taxing authority, instead relying on appropriations from their local governments. The school system is the fourth largest in Virginia, and among the 50 largest school systems in the United States (based on student enrollment). All of the division's 80+ schools are fully accredited in the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL). Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves approximately 70,000 students, and includes nearly 90 schools. The division has a fleet of nearly eight hundred school buses, which is serviced by two bus garages and is the second largest employer in the city, following

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History

In 2004 the school board made plans to change the snack offerings and to establish a physical education class for 8th graders as a result of higher than desired obesity rates. In 2004 there were plans to make significant changes to district attendance boundaries.

List of Schools

Elementary schools

*Alanton Elementary School *Arrowhead Elementary School *Bayside Elementary School *Birdneck Elementary *Brookwood Elementary School *Centerville Elementary School *Christopher Farms Elementary School *Cooke Elementary *College Park Elementary School *Corporate Landing Elementary School *Creeds Elementary School *John B. Dey Elementary School *Diamond Springs Elementary School *Fairfield Elementary School *Glenwood Elementary *Green Run Elementary School *Hermitage Elementary School *Holland Elementary School *Indian Lakes Elementary School *Kempsville Elementary School *Kempsville Meadows Elementary School *King's Grant Elementary School *Kingston Elementary School *Landstown Elementary School *Linkhorn Park Elementary School *Luxford Elementary School *Lynnhaven Elementary School *Malibu Elementary School *New Castle Elementary School *Newtown Elementary School *North Landing Elementary School *Ocean Lakes Elementary School *Old Donation School (for students identified as gifted) *Parkway Elementary School *Pembroke Elementary School *Pembroke Meadows Elementary School *Plaza Elementary School *Point O View Elementary School *Princess Anne Elementary School *Providence Elementary School *Red Mill Elementary School *Rosemont Elementary School *Rosemont Forest Elementary School *Salem Elementary School *Seatack Elementary School *Shelton Park Elementary School *Strawbridge Elementary School *Tallwood Elementary School *Thalia Elementary School *Throughgood Elementary School *Trantwood Elementary School *Three Oaks Elementary School *White Oaks Elementary School *Bettie F. Williams Elementary School *Windsor Oaks Elementary School *Windsor Woods Elementary School *Woodstock Elementary School *W. T. Cooke Elementary School

Middle schools

*Bayside Middle School *Bayside 6th Grade Campus *Brandon Middle School *CEL (Center for Effective Learning) *Corporate Landing Middle School *Great Neck Middle School *Independence Middle School *Brickell Academy/ Old Donation School *Kempsville Middle School *Landstown Middle School *Larkspur Middle School *Lynnhaven Middle School *Plaza Middle School *Princess Anne Middle School *Renaissance Academy Middle *Salem Middle School *Virginia Beach Middle School

High schools

* Bayside High School *

First Colonial High School First Colonial High School is a high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 2,039 students enrolled in 2013-14 was: *Male - 48.7% *Female - 51.3% ...

Floyd E. Kellam High School Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, in Princess Anne, the school first opened in 1962, named after Judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large por ...

Frank W. Cox High School Frank W. Cox High School is a secondary school located in the Great Neck subdivision of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded in 1961 as the Northeast Junior High School, but upon opening, it was named after a former s ...

Green Run High School Green Run High School is a public secondary school located at 1700 Dahlia Drive of the ''Green Run'' area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Green Run hosts a very diverse student population many of which come from the large concentration of military f ...

Kempsville High School Kempsville High School is a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9–12 in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system. In the western section of the city, the Kempsville High School covers approximately 12 sq. miles and d ...

Landstown High School Landstown High School Governor's STEM and Technology Academy is a public secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which first opened in 2001. The school features the Technology Academy and Governor's STEM Academy, two of several magn ...

Ocean Lakes High School Ocean Lakes High School (OLHS) is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is located in the city's southeastern section. Math and Science Academy A notable feature of Ocean Lakes high school is the Math and Science Academy, started ...

Princess Anne High School Princess Anne High School (PAHS) is one of 11 high schools in the Virginia Beach City Public School System. Opened in 1954, it is the oldest remaining high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The school is named after the now extinc ...

* Renaissance Academy * Salem High School *

Tallwood High School Tallwood High School is a secondary school in southwest Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built on the site of an old colonial plantation whose manor house was Tallwood, hence the name of the school. Tallwood was remodeled during 2004–2005. One ...

Former or repurposed school buildings

* Kemps Landing School, 525 Kempsville Road, has been remodeled into a residential apartment building."Plans are underway to preserve Kempsville history"
WTKR (Oct. 17, 2013)"Historic 525 Kempsville Road Apartments"
website

References

External links

VBCPS

History of Union Kempsville High School, the first school for African Americans in Princess Anne County (video)
{{Authority control School divisions in Virginia Education in Virginia Beach, Virginia History of Virginia Beach, Virginia