3065 Beaden Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Very little actual teaching of core subjects. Students sit behind their chromebooks and are taught their assignments using videos. There is a lot of bullying and nonstop fights in hallways. The hallways are severely overcrowded and violent, security is a constant presence as well police called to the school. Extremely stressful and harmful to social/emotional health. My chd had developed anxiety. Children are disruptive in classrooms with little intervention leaving the other students to struggle with the room environment, this is reported across the board. If your child has an IEP or 504 be on this school like glue checking often that it is followed because they fail to get all teachers on board with respecting these legal documents. Not only has our family had consistent problems with this issue but parents in support meetings are also attesting to this as becoming a regularity. Legitimate concerns are often ignored and it will take repetitive attempts to gain someone's attention. The staff does not communicate well with a parent or amongst themselves so be prepared to communicate with individual teachers by initiating email exchanges. Counselors and Assistant principles are useless in enforcing rules or talking with teachers who violate laws around IEPs and 504 Plans. They say they will and put on a good face in front of others but fail to follow through when no one is looking. This goes for case managers as well 100% useless and non-communicative. I have spoken with many, many parents concerning this schools strength and support for children and the stories aren't good. As a parent who has had one child go through this school and one entering 8th grade 2022-2023, i can attest to the negative perspectives of this school. If you can avoid it, place your child elsewhere.

I’m astonished that the grade for this school is a 7/10; the reasoning is as follows:The graduation rate at this school is over 99%, even with the Juvenile Detention Center (Juvenile Jail) statistics diminishing the actual number of 99.8%. The number of students earning honor roll status (3.0 GPA or higher) is over 90%.In the 2023-2024 school year, Kellam HS (KLHS) will be improving its partnership with TCC from 6 on-site(At KLHS) college credit classes to over 20; this number will increase for the 2024-2025 school year. Essentially, granting students an associate degree and an HS diploma at graduation without having to leave the building as they would in a dual enrollment program at other Virginia Beach high schools, saving families between $15k-$40k depending on the student's chosen college.

We love North Landing Elementary and would not consider moving our son to a different elementary school.