Do The Best Virginia Beach, VA Schools Influence Real Estate Buying Decisions?

filed under: Buyers, Main category posted on September 26th, 2008

Are you considering relocating or moving up and purchasing real estate in a certain Virginia Beach school district?

If so, do Virginia Beach schools accreditation and Standards of Learning (SOL’s) statistics mean anything to you? Some schools may pleasantly surprise you.

Do they have any bearing in your Virginia Beach real estate decision?

Most people regardless of income limitations want the best real estate community and education for their children.

Read below for “must know” statistics for Virginia Beach High and Middle schools.

Real estate professionals in Virginia Beach often are queried about homes in certain school districts. Certainly school districts can impact real estate prices. Many home and condo buyers consider schools
an important item with respect to future real estate resale. Particularly military who relocate more often.

The best kept secret, however, is that very good Virginia Beach schools exist in all real estate
price ranges. Do your own due diligence, compare scores, and talk with residents.

As for the Virginia Beach School System, 2008
was the first time in four years the system had a school miss full
accreditation (elementary). Norfolk had five schools miss, Chesapeake all accredited for two years in a row, Portsmouth had two schools not accredited but a decrease from last year, and Suffolk was fully
accredited.

How to read the Virginia Standards of Learning information below:

1.
All Virginia Beach schools listed have full accreditation for 2008 which is based on pass
rates on standardized tests.

2.
Columns by subject show percentage of students passing the SOL’s subject tests.

3.
70 percent of students at a school must get passing scores for full accreditation.

4.
The Virginia Beach Middle Schools listing shows which high school is part of that district.

VIRGINIA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL	ENGLISH	MATH	HISTORY	SCIENCE

Kellam	97	94	96	93
Cox	97	92	95	92
First Colonial	97	94	92	92
Princess Anne	96	94	94	95
Ocean Lakes	97	92	96	93
Kempsville	94	89	92	90
Landstown	96	93	93	90
Tallwood	96	88	90	90
Bayside	94	84	92	87
Green Run	94	89	86	84
Salem	95	92	92	90

VIRGINIA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOLS					High School

Princess Anne Middle	95	88	88	99	Kellam
Virginia Beach Middle	88	81	82	97	First Colonial
Great Neck Middle	92	90	89	96	Cox
Brandon Middle	89	77	85	97	Tallwood
Kempsville Middle	90	85	86	96	Kempsville/Twood
Larkspur Middle	89	80	88	95	Kempsville
Landstown Middle	92	86	89	96	Landstown
Bayside Middle	85	74	80	95	Bayside
Corporate Landing Middle	89	80	84	96	Ocean Lakes
Independence Middle	90	76	84	97	Princess Anne
Lynnhaven Middle	92	83	86	96	First Colonial
Plaza Middle	89	80	83	92	Green Run
Salem Middle	95	89	93	99	Salem