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Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a school division instead of a school district. Although Virginia school divisions perform the functions of school districts in other U.S. states, 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). ^[2]

Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves approximately 70,000 students, and includes 87 schools. ^[3]

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 Naval Air Station Oceana.

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. ^[4]

In 2004 there were plans to make significant changes to district attendance boundaries. ^[5]

List of Schools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Academy programs

Many of the district's high schools feature special academy programs as well as their regular zoned classes. Rising 9th and 10th graders require acceptance into the academies in order to attend. ^[6] The academies are:

• Mathmatics and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School
• International Baccalaureate Academy at Princess Anne High School
• Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School
• Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School
• Global Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood High School
• Governor's STEM and Technology Academy at Landstown High School
• Health Sciences Academy at Bayside High School
• Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Salem High School
• Environmental Studies Program at the Brock Environmental Center

Former or repurposed school buildings

• Kemps Landing School, 525 Kempsville Road, has been remodeled into a residential apartment building. ^{[7] [8]}
• Plaza Elementary School - Opened in 1961, closed in 2009 ^[9]

References

External links

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• VBCPS
• History of Union Kempsville High School, the first school for African Americans in Princess Anne County (video)