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Best Virginia Beach City Private Elementary Schools (2026)

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Virginia Beach City Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Christ The King Catholic School (Closed 2025)

(Catholic)

3401 Tidewater Dr
Norfolk, VA 23509
(757) 625-4951

Gr: NS-8 | 264 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Emmanuel Lutheran School (Closed 2017)

Daycare / Preschool (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

3900 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 340-3739

Gr: NS-K | 49 students Avg. class size: 9 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Kpc Day School (Closed 2018)

Alternative School (Presbyterian)

805 Kempsville Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
(757) 495-4611

Gr: PK-K | 76 students Tuition listed

Rainbow Preschool (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

3820 Va Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 498-8900

Gr: PK-K | 115 students

Virginia Beach Country Day School (Closed 2004)

2100 Harbor Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 481-0111

Gr: PK-1 | 42 students

Overview

This County (Virginia Beach City)

This State (VA)

# Schools

27 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Virginia Beach City Total Schools
2025	27
2024	28
2023	27
2022	28
2021	29
2020	30
2019	30
2018	31
2017	28
2016	30
2015	26

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Student Body:

# Students

5,015 Students

125,110 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	186	198	199
2024	189	193	192
2023	228	198	193
2022	223	202	205
2021	216	195	201
2020	219	185	188
2019	229	186	193
2018	205	184	190
2017	199	191	199
2016	199	188	196
2015	177	169	183

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% Average Students of Color

34%

29%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	34%	29%	33%
2024	33%	29%	32%
2023	32%	29%	32%
2022	24%	28%	32%
2021	24%	28%	31%
2020	20%	27%	31%
2019	25%	27%	31%
2018	26%	27%	30%
2017	27%	30%	31%
2016	26%	30%	31%
2015	24%	31%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

472 Teachers

12,369 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	11:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	9:1	10:1	11:1
2020	9:1	10:1	11:1
2019	10:1	10:1	11:1
2018	9:1	10:1	11:1
2017	10:1	10:1	11:1
2016	10:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

51%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	51%	53%	54%
2024	43%	52%	54%
2023	47%	53%	53%
2022	49%	53%	53%
2021	42%	53%	53%
2020	41%	52%	53%
2019	43%	52%	52%
2018	53%	52%	52%
2017	48%	52%	51%
2016	49%	51%	51%
2015	42%	49%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	16	14	16
2024	16	14	15
2023	16	14	15
2022	15	14	15
2021	15	14	15
2020	15	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	14	14	15
2016	13	13	15
2015	14	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	16	11	12
2024	21	10	11
2023	15	10	10
2022	11	10	10
2021	11	10	10
2020	11	11	10
2019	14	10	10
2018	13	10	10
2017	17	10	10
2016	12	10	9
2015	14	9	9

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Average SAT score

1064

(Out of 1600)

1223

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	1,064	1,221	1,236
2024	1,285	1,230	1,233
2023	1,202	1,224	1,231
2022	1,178	1,226	1,232
2021	1,178	1,219	1,232
2020	1,209	1,214	1,229
2019	1,209	1,214	1,230
2018	1,153	1,220	1,227
2017	1,035	1,223	1,232

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	29	27	26
2024	26	27	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	25	27	26
2021	25	27	26
2020	25	27	26
2019	25	26	26
2018	25	26	25
2017	24	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,083

$15,561

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$14,083	$15,620	$14,043
2024	$11,544	$13,759	$12,357
2023	$10,986	$13,812	$11,693
2022	$7,849	$12,977	$11,199
2021	$7,877	$12,768	$10,824
2020	$8,121	$12,914	$10,496
2019	$9,519	$12,767	$10,300
2018	$11,266	$12,595	$10,056
2017	$10,152	$11,949	$9,712
2016	$12,201	$11,401	$9,307
2015	$8,525	$10,806	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,031

$1,171

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$1,031	$1,170	$1,115
2024	$1,198	$1,198	$1,094
2023	$1,361	$1,574	$1,136
2022	$1,062	$874	$1,075
2021	$1,600	$870	$1,028
2020	$1,583	$2,111	$1,130
2019	$1,583	$2,532	$1,199
2018	$2,100	$2,094	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

32%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	32%	29%	34%
2024	35%	28%	33%
2023	36%	27%	33%
2022	34%	28%	32%
2021	27%	28%	32%
2020	27%	27%	31%
2019	37%	26%	30%
2018	27%	25%	29%
2017	38%	24%	29%
2016	35%	24%	28%
2015	43%	23%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$5,375

$6,531

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$5,375	$6,531	$6,227
2024	$6,500	$6,442	$6,113
2023	$5,667	$6,425	$5,785
2022	$6,000	$5,743	$5,514
2021	$6,000	$5,636	$5,269
2020	$6,000	$5,187	$5,141
2019	$7,500	$4,082	$5,007
2018	$4,150	$4,155	$4,752
2017	$7,000	$3,739	$4,582
2016	$7,000	$3,672	$4,396
2015	$7,000	$3,568	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

87%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	87%	79%	81%
2024	89%	84%	85%
2023	88%	84%	85%
2022	87%	84%	85%
2021	87%	84%	86%
2020	85%	85%	86%
2019	86%	86%	85%
2018	87%	85%	85%
2017	88%	85%	86%
2016	92%	85%	85%
2015	92%	86%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$9 million

$20.31 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$9 M	$23 M	$53 M
2024	$8 M	$17 M	$51 M
2023	$8 M	$18 M	$68 M
2022	$12 M	$19 M	$73 M
2021	$10 M	$18 M	$65 M
2020	$9 M	$17 M	$69 M
2019	$9 M	$19 M	$75 M
2018	$9 M	$20 M	$57 M
2017	$8 M	$18 M	$74 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.64

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	0.64	0.63	0.64
2024	0.64	0.64	0.64
2023	0.61	0.63	0.63
2022	0.52	0.61	0.62
2021	0.51	0.61	0.62
2020	0.56	0.61	0.62
2019	0.56	0.59	0.61
2018	0.54	0.59	0.60
2017	0.49	0.57	0.59
2016	0.52	0.57	0.59
2015	0.54	0.59	0.58

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# American Indian Students

16 Students

458 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

180 Students

8,056 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	7%	5%
2024	4%	7%	5%
2023	5%	7%	5%
2022	6%	6%	5%
2021	5%	5%	5%
2020	5%	5%	5%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	6%	4%
2017	4%	5%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	4%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

231 Students

5,627 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	9%
2024	5%	5%	9%
2023	4%	5%	9%
2022	2%	4%	8%
2021	2%	5%	9%
2020	2%	5%	9%
2019	1%	4%	8%
2018	2%	4%	8%
2017	2%	4%	8%
2016	2%	3%	8%
2015	2%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

386 Students

10,611 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	8%	9%	8%
2024	8%	9%	8%
2023	7%	9%	8%
2022	7%	9%	7%
2021	8%	9%	8%
2020	8%	9%	8%
2019	7%	9%	8%
2018	8%	9%	8%
2017	7%	9%	7%
2016	7%	9%	8%
2015	8%	10%	8%

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# White Students

2,368 Students

66,459 Students

% White Students

51%

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	51%	54%	55%
2024	52%	54%	55%
2023	56%	54%	55%
2022	67%	57%	57%
2021	67%	57%	57%
2020	62%	58%	58%
2019	62%	59%	59%
2018	65%	59%	59%
2017	69%	61%	61%
2016	66%	62%	61%
2015	64%	59%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

38 Students

315 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,469 Students

31,364 Students

% of Others Students

31%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach City Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	31%	25%	22%
2024	29%	25%	22%
2023	27%	25%	22%
2022	18%	24%	22%
2021	18%	24%	20%
2020	23%	23%	19%
2019	25%	23%	20%
2018	20%	22%	20%
2017	18%	21%	19%
2016	21%	21%	18%
2015	22%	23%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City, VA?

The private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City, VA include Strelitz International Academy, St. Matthew's School, and Star Of The Sea School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Virginia Beach City?

27 private elementary schools are located in Virginia Beach City.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Virginia Beach City?

The average tuition cost is $14,083, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $15,561.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City?

Virginia Beach City private elementary schools are approximately 34% minority students, which is higher than the Virginia private school average of 29%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Virginia Beach City?

70% of private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Virginia Beach City include: Victory Innovative Christian Academy vs. Tidewater Classical Academy, St. Matthew's School vs. St. Gregory The Great School, St. John The Apostle Catholic School vs. St. Gregory The Great School