Arrowhead Elementary School

5549 Susquehanna Drive

School District

VA Beach City Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

School Map for VA Beach City Public Schools

GreatSchools Rating

The school rating calculation is based on four ratings: the Student Progress Rating or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, Equity Rating, and Test Score Rating each designed to show different facets of school success. Learn more about GreatSchools Ratings

Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 21, 2017

All my kids have gone to Arrowhead. The teachers are great. My son has a disability and he is treated no different then my girls. Because of the great teaching my daughter has gotten pass advance on her sol's twice.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2017

Amazing teachers, amazing principals, staff... I have had an awesome experience with Arrowhead and feel so much support from this scoool.
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2016

1.) Teachers: they are competent, friendly, approachable, and always respond to emails and calls. My child's test scores improved after transferring to this school. I believe it's because of the tag-team instruction method used in the upper grades: benefiting from teachers who are extra-certified in a particular subject. I do wish the teachers would check planners more, even for the upper grades. Planners are often the only way parents know what their child is doing in school. It sometimes feels like the only link between school and home. If it is empty, there's no way we can hold our children accountable at home. Also, teachers should send out a weekly memo stating which broad topics will be discussed the next week. Involved parents like to supplement and reinforce their child's learning. I've heard one of the teachers say, "Bogging your child down with extra homework could make them resent and hate school." True, but not all children react like that, and my child needed the extra practice. Also, MAKE SURE STUDENTS COME HOME KNOWING HOW TO DO THE HOMEWORK. Homework is for extra practice, not instruction. Unless you want parents confusing their children or teaching shortcut methods that teachers don't accept! Those few complaints I have regarding the teachers pale in comparison to the benefits of their expertise as instructors. 2.) Administration: I do not like the way questionable matters are handled in this school. Approaching an accused child with questions like, "Is there anything you want to tell me?" is going to get an obvious, "No." This do-nothing approach to discipline and referring everything to the guidance counselor is absurd. 3.) Guidance: The school's counselor has a great rapport with the students, is fantastic with morale and confidence-building. Not sure if she is the best at communicating with parents, particularly about their child's academic prospects.4.) Students/Parents: Good school zone with great kids, great parents, in great neighborhoods.Lastly: 5.) There needs to be more supervision on buses, in bathrooms, at lunch, and during gym. Everything "bad" that happens, happens during these unsupervised times. 6.) Also, the red top ruins shoes, and dry erase markers ruin clothes. Save yourself and your child some grief by having them wear things that won't stress you out to have gotten ruined.
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2016

My wife and I have attended several events and the energy at the school is wonderful. They push the kids hard (we have one in kindergarten) but the staff and administration is friendly and attentive. I proud to see active and informed teachers with respect to social media and technology.
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2014

The school building itself is in great condition. Its the cleanest school I have ever seen! Every teacher my child has had have been good. Some better than others.
Submitted by other on September 26, 2013

Arrowhead Elementary I have had trouble in K, 1st and already this year in 2nd. There is always work sent home wrong and not corrected. We do home work every night. Never correct or even a mark that the teacher has looked at it. Sent notes half the time no reply. Only time we know if they are doing good or bad is a little sheet they send home on Fridays. then we still don't know anything about the hours of home work we have done.
Submitted by parent on August 14, 2013

Beautiful school staff is amazing cannot complain !! I am upset I have paid for private....its not worth the money!!
Submitted by parent on July 06, 2013

I am very sad to write this review as this was the same school I attended as a child and had great experiences . When we moved back into the neighborhood we expected the same things for our children and this was NOT the case. The staff was not willing to accommodate my daughter's peanut allergy and put her in harms way on MULTIPLE occasions even going against a 504 plan. We ended up selling our home so we don't have to pay for private school next year just so our kids do not have to attend this school.
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2012

The teachers at this school are amazing. They work with the children very well. They have made a lot of improvements to the inside as well as the outside of the school. I would recommend this school to anyone I knew.
Submitted by parent on December 06, 2007

N/A