W.T. Cooke Elementary School
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 437-4827
Fax: (757) 437-4711
District: VA Beach City Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK-5 • 555 students
Virginia Beach's W.T. Cooke Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the VA Beach City Public Schools district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
W.T. Cooke Elementary School is a public school located in Virginia Beach, VA. 555 students attend W.T. Cooke Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 6/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning data from Virginia Department of Education, and using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course data from Virginia Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Virginia Department of Education. |
Posted: July 31, 2023
If you want your children to succeed then please look straight past this school. The help is no help at all and I'm pretty surprised considering all the good things I've heard from this school. Need new staff and new people in general who actually want to work.
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Posted: December 11, 2022
The staff at Cooke has been amazing with my ND child, even before we knew her diagnosis. They communicate with me, offer so much support, and go above and beyond for my girl even when she's having a meltdown. We're truly blessed to have a school full of people who genuinely care about their students, and their actions prove it. My oldest attended 3 other elementary schools in VB and Cooke is by far the best experience my family has had. (The others were not bad schools at all, but Cooke raised the bar for sure.)
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Posted: May 24, 2022
This school is amazing. My little one is in Kindergarten and he has learned so much in the last year. His teachers are awesome and dedicated to teaching.
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Posted: April 11, 2018
My experiences at Cooke elementary have been exceedingly disappointing. My child came from another Virginia Beach elementary school, and after a year a Cooke he has academically regressed. The staff is sub-par. We are looking at options to transfer him to a different school next year. I highly recommend looking outside of the Cooke district if you are considering moving to the area.
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Posted: May 7, 2016
Went to Cooke Elementary 40 years ago! Now living and teaching in Australia. Without a great foundation in my early educational years my life would be very different! Thank you to those Cooke teachers all those years ago!
Posted: January 19, 2013
We are a military family that had to temporarily evacuate from Japan in March, 2011. The administration and teachers at Cooke were very welcoming to our family. They placed our kids with great teachers, acclimated me to the routine and in a very short while, we had a had a little bit of "normal" back in our life! Thanks especially to Rosemary, and all of the wonderful staff that supported our family!
Posted: March 13, 2011
Cooke is a GREAT school my seven yr old is flourishing there and my 12 year old went there previously, (special needs) he did GREAT
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
Navy, O-4
30-40 years old
Previously lived in: Lemoore, Atsugi, Virginia Beach
Bronze medal
Reviewed: March 3, 2012
Cooke Elementary is a GREAT public school. The staff, teachers and principles are fantastic! The building is newer, bright and beachy. My kids look forward to the numerous fun family events the school holds each year. The PTA is active and supportive. We've been VERY pleased with this Oceanfront area school.
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadowlawn | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.5 mi | |
| 2 | Old Beach | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.5 mi | |
| 3 | Lands End | Condominium/Townhouse | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.7 mi | |
| 4 | Salt Marsh Point | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.9 mi | |
| 5 | Saltmeadow Bay Apartments | Apartment Complex | Virginia Beach | VA | 1 mi | |
| 6 | Croatan | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 1.4 mi | |
| 7 | North End | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 2 mi | |
| 8 | Eastwind Apartments | Apartment Complex | Virginia Beach | VA | 3 mi | |
| 9 | Brighton on the Bay | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 3.4 mi | |
| 10 | Lincoln Military Housing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | virginia beach | VA | 3.7 mi | |
| 11 | Fieldstone Glen | Condominium/Townhouse | Virginia Beach | VA | 3.9 mi | |
| 12 | Legends at the Beach | Apartment Complex | Virginia Beach | VA | 5.4 mi | |
| 13 | Hunt Club Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 5.8 mi | |
| 14 | LagoMar | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 5.9 mi | |
| 15 | The Crossings at Red Mill | Apartment Complex | Virginia Beach | VA | 5.9 mi | |
| 16 | Castleton | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 6 mi | |
| 17 | Broad Bay Island | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 6.1 mi | |
| 18 | Red Mill Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Virginia Beach | VA | 6.1 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudee's Inlet | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.8 mi | |
| 2 | Old Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | 0.9 mi | |
| 3 | Virginia Beach Oceanfront | Virginia Beach | VA | 1.3 mi | |
| 4 | Dam Neck Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | 4.3 mi | |
| 5 | Ocean Lakes | Virginia Beach | VA | 4.6 mi | |
| 6 | Red Mill | Virginia Beach | VA | 6 mi | |
| 7 | Red Mill Farm | Virginia Beach | VA | 6.2 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Oceana NAS | 3.6 mi. |
| Dam Neck Naval Station | 4.3 mi. |
| Fort Story | 5.8 mi. |
| Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base | 10.7 mi. |
| Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 17.8 mi. |
| Portsmouth Naval Medical Center | 18.1 mi. |
| Norfolk Naval Base | 18.2 mi. |
| Coast Guard Portsmouth VA | 21.1 mi. |
| Fort Monroe | 21.4 mi. |
| Joint Staff J7 Suffolk | 24.7 mi. |
| NSA Northwest Annex | 25 mi. |
| Langley AFB | 26.8 mi. |
| Coast Guard Yorktown | 38 mi. |
| Fort Eustis | 39.5 mi. |
| Coast Guard Elizabeth City | 41.7 mi. |
| Yorktown Naval Weapons Station | 42.9 mi. |
| Coast Guard Station Milford Haven | 47.9 mi. |
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