Virginia Beach City Public Schools
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia is the second largest school system in Virginia and among the 50 largest school divisions in the United States (based on student enrollment)
Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves 74,682 students, and includes 56 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 11 high schools which include Landstown, Princess Anne,Frank W. Cox, Tallwood, Salem, First Colonial, Kellam, Green Run, Kempsville, Bayside, and Ocean Lakes High Schools as well as a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty schools and centers such as the Advanced Technology Center (ATC), which provides excellent courses for those trying to gain a place in the technology field. Ocean Lakes maintains a rigorous math and science academy, while Bayside houses a health sciences academy. Landstown High School contains a Technology Academy, which helps prepare students for jobs in Business Marketing and/or Information Technology. First Colonial High School is home to a legal studies academy, Tallwood has recently founded a world studies academy, and Princess Anne is an international Baccalaureate Diploma Programme school. Specialized courses are offered at all these academies, even though they occasionally overlap courses offered at other specialized centers, such as Landstown and the ATC - less than 1 mile away.
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