📍 4696 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23462
Larkspur Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 1,536 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Larkspur Middle enrolls 1,536 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 94.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 29% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 556 | 36% |
| White | 443 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 202 | 13% |
| Asian | 85 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
923 of the school's 1,536 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 779 qualify for free lunch and 144 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.
Larkspur Middle 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 85.
Larkspur Middle 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 1,536 students, Larkspur Middle 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