Kempsville High

High school·Grades 9-12 Virginia Beach, Virginia·23464
Score
73.4/100
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#83
Among 310 Virginia high schools
#8
In Virginia Beach City Public Schools
#8
In Virginia Beach
Top 27%
In Virginia

Score 73.4/100: better than 73% of Virginia high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

Pass rate on state tests in Virginia, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Virginia schools.

English language arts
90%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 85%, better than 70% of them
1,008 students tested
Math
89%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 80%, better than 70% of them
1,168 students tested
Science
83%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 74% of them
1,182 students tested
All Virginia schools (ELA / math)
74% / 73%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Virginia Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSOL901,008
MathAll gradesSOL891,168
ScienceAll gradesSOL831,182
Social studiesAll gradesSOL58466

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
2,051
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
2,051
Typical high school: 1,189
Free or reduced-price lunch
41%
Typical high school: 69%

District and location

City
Virginia Beach city

Contact

Address
5194 Chief Trail
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Virginia. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Kempsville High at a glance

Kempsville High is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It has about 2,051 students (a typical Virginia high school has 1,189). About 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 69% at a typical Virginia high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 90% in English language arts (similar schools: 85%) and 89% in math (similar schools: 80%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia high schools, it scores 73.4 out of 100: better than 73% of them, ranking #83 of 310. Its English language arts result rose by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.