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Arrowhead Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5549 Susquehanna Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone
(757) 648-2040
District
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
County
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
525
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Arrowhead Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
68%
68%
66%
70%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
71%
78%
73%
66%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
69%
81%
71%
75%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 48 9.1%
Kindergarten 82 15.6%
Grade 1 78 14.9%
Grade 2 78 14.9%
Grade 3 80 15.2%
Grade 4 79 15.0%
Grade 5 80 15.2%
Total 525 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.3% 51.1% 48.2%
Black 27.0% 25.8% 23.2%
Hispanic 16.0% 15.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 7.0% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.1% 45.4% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 48.8% 41.1% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 4.3% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 457,900 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,871.1 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.4% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 178,915 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.5% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,529 $492,802,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $40,642,000 4.3%
Staff $1,132 $74,082,000 7.9%
General Administration $112 $7,326,000 0.8%
School Administration $744 $48,681,000 5.2%
Operation $1,612 $105,505,000 11.3%
Transportation $467 $30,540,000 3.3%
Other $266 $17,425,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,953 $324,201,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,820 $119,161,000 12.7%
Total Expenditures $14,302 $936,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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