📍 3080 S Lynnhaven Rd, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23452
Plaza Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 1,036 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 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plaza Middle enrolls 1,036 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 74 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 26% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 271 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 120 | 12% |
| Asian | 58 | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 1,036 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Plaza 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 8, state house district 82.
Plaza 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 1,036 students, Plaza 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