Best High Schools in Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach Neighborhoods

Virginia Beach public schools are excellent. If finding the best high school in Virginia Beach is important, you have several to choose from; Cox High School, First Colonial High School, and Kellam High School. Kempsville, Princess Anne, and Ocean Lakes are also among the best schools.

Cox High School Virginia Beach map

First Colonial High School Virginia Beach map

Kellam High School Virginia Beach map

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A year ago my wife and I discussed our five year plan for the kids. My oldest daughter would start Kindergarten in the fall and we wanted to make sure that we were positioned to put her in the best middle and high schools in Virginia Beach. We wanted to send her to Cox High School or First Colonial High School (in part because that’s where I wanted to live). A few months later we suddenly found ourselves moving. You can read more here about Alanton in Virginia Beach.

The best high school in Hampton Roads is The Norfolk Academy. The Old Donation Center, the gifted program for Virginia Beach City Public Schools is outstanding. The Norfolk Academy will cost you $18,000 per year. Your child has to test into the Old Donation Center, but everyone is eligible.

I have my own thoughts on the importance of high school. My sister went to a private elementary school and then to public high school. I went to public elementary school and then to a private high school. We both turned out fine, with no real advantage going to either public or private schools. In “Outliers, The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell, he argues that talent is not as important as opportunity. If you apply this to the best high schools in Virginia Beach, all three of them offer the opportunity. I propose that surrounding yourself with successful people is one of the best things you can do for your kids. Choosing one of the best neighborhoods in any of these three high school districts in Virginia Beach will guarantee interaction with other interesting motivated people. Is there a better way to help your child thrive?

So now that you know the best high schools in Virginia Beach, perhaps it is time to find the best neighborhoods in Virginia Beach! It should not surprise you that many of them will be in these high school districts.