📍 1668 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23464
Tallwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 1,861 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tallwood High enrolls 1,861 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 119 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 33% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 644 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 623 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 205 | 11% |
| Asian | 140 | 7.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
814 of the school's 1,861 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 710 qualify for free lunch and 104 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tallwood High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 7, state house district 21.
Tallwood High is one of 87 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The district serves 64,731 students district-wide and employs 4,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,861 students, Tallwood High is larger than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large