| School | Grades | GreatSchools rating |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Anne Elementary School | PK-5 | 10/10 |
| Princess Anne Middle School | 6-8 | 10/10 |
| Princess Anne High School (verify zoning by address) | 9-12 | See GreatSchools |
Ratings from GreatSchools.org, checked Sept 2026. Ratings change, and school zones vary by address — always confirm the assigned schools with Chesapeake Public Schools.
A Name Shared by the Community and Its Schools
Princess Anne Elementary School, which carries a GreatSchools rating of 10 out of 10 [5](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/virginia-beach/1785-Princess-Anne-Elementary-School/), and Princess Anne Middle School, also rated 10 out of 10 on GreatSchools [6](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/virginia-beach/1786-Princess-Anne-Middle-School/), both sit in the Princess Anne community near the Municipal Center, which makes sense given the shared history and name. Princess Anne High School, however, despite carrying the same name, is located elsewhere in Virginia Beach and does not serve the immediate Princess Anne neighborhood [4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Anne_(Virginia_Beach),_Virginia); it carries a GreatSchools rating of 8 out of 10 [7](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/virginia-beach/1734-Princess-Anne-High-School/). I mention this up front because it trips up a lot of buyers who assume all three schools sit together.
All schools are part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS), and because the broader Princess Anne area covers so much ground, spanning older established streets and newer subdivisions alike, the specific elementary, middle and high school assigned to a given address can vary from one subdivision to the next.
What I Know About Zoning Here
Homes closest to the historic core and Municipal Center are commonly zoned to Princess Anne Elementary and Princess Anne Middle School. Depending on the specific subdivision, high school assignment can go to Princess Anne High School's zone or to a neighboring high school zone elsewhere in the city, since Princess Anne High is not physically located in this community.
Rather than guess at your specific address, I always pull the official VBCPS school locator before we write an offer, and I recommend you do the same for any home you're seriously considering, especially if you're comparing two homes on different sides of a subdivision boundary.
Confirm Before You Commit
School zoning can and does shift over time as Virginia Beach grows and adjusts attendance boundaries, so even if a neighbor tells you which schools they attend, it's worth double-checking for your specific address before you buy. Contact Virginia Beach City Public Schools directly or use their official locator tool to confirm current zoning for elementary, middle and high school.
These are strong, current GreatSchools ratings, but I only cite numbers I've verified for the exact school, so if that's important to your decision, I'm glad to pull the latest ratings together with you as part of our home search.
For the full picture on buying or selling in this community, see my Princess Anne buying guide and Princess Anne selling guide.
