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Tallwood High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1668 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 · (757) 648-5700 · Part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Virginia Beach’s School Grade A better than 89% of Virginia State school districts

Directions
Students
1,890
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Tallwood High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Virginia State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state

On the path

Where Virginia Beach kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Tallwood HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency81%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts88%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Virginia State’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1668 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9485
Grade 10493
Grade 11450
Grade 12462
Enrollment over time
1,901’20
1,835’21
1,861’22
1,875’23
1,890’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Black 33%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Asian 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tallwood High from Virginia Beach families.

Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools

The district →
Glenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
A−
896 students15:1
Thoroughgood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
A
767 students18:1
John B. Dey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
A
744 students18:1
New Castle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
A
728 students18:1
Three Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
A
706 students17:1
Point O' View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia Beach
C
692 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia State’s other public schools; Virginia Beach’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.