Bettie F. Williams Elementary, 892 Newtown Road: grades 4 to 5, 418 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, framework score 79.05. Office: 757-648-4080.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Bettie F. Williams Elementary, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Bettie F. Williams Elementary School serves fourth through fifth grade at 892 Newtown Road for Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). It had 418 students in fall 2025, the state’s count shows.
Diamond Springs, Newtown and Bettie F. Williams elementary schools share one attendance zone, marked Tri-Campus on the division’s zone map: children go to Diamond Springs for pre-K through first grade, Newtown for second and third grades and Williams for fourth and fifth grades, according to the grades each school reports to the state.
Who to call
- Front office: 757-648-4080
- Registering a new student: the school office handles registration; families can also start online
- Which school is my address zoned for? the School Locator, or the division’s Demographics and Planning Division at 757-263-1055
- Buses: transportation dispatch 757-263-1545; after hours 757-263-2949
- Division main line: 757-263-1000
| Address | 892 Newtown Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 |
| Phone | 757-648-4080 |
| Grades | 4 to 5 |
| Student hours | 8:05 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. |
| Office hours | 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Website | williamses.vbschools.com |
| Division | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Callie Richardson, according to the school’s website. The administration page also lists Christine McCune and Megan Davis as assistant principals.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 418 students in fall 2025, down from 444 in fall 2024 and 440 in fall 2023, according to the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 45 in pre-K, 191 in fourth grade and 182 in fifth grade.
- Federal count: 440 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 12 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates schools two ways. Accreditation checks that a school meets the state’s Standards of Accreditation. The School Performance and Support Framework “considers multiple measures of student success, including academic achievement, growth, readiness, and graduation,” the division’s accreditation and performance page says, and gives each school a score and a performance level.
- Accreditation: Fully Accredited. All 81 VBCPS schools earned full accreditation for 2026-27, based on 2025-26 data, the division announced Oct. 7.
- Framework score: 79.05, performance level Needs Intensive Support, in the state’s division summary.
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 62% | 57% | 59% |
| Math | 42% | 47% | 44% |
| Science | 38% | 48% | 49% |
The full profile also reports attendance, student groups, teacher data and spending.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Look up any address in the division’s School Locator; the school’s own 2026-27 zone map (PDF) shows its boundary. Zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines, so check the address, not the area.
Where students go next: The Bettie F. Williams Elementary zone lies inside the Bayside Middle zone, according to the division’s 2026-27 attendance zone maps. The zone lies inside the Bayside High zone.
Families who want a different school can file an out-of-zone request.
Calendar and bell times
From the division’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2-3: no school for students (staff days; Nov. 3 is Election Day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break
- Friday, June 11, 2027: last day for students
Students attend from 8:05 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. and the office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the division’s school hours page, which lists Bettie F. Williams Elementary as an “A” schedule elementary school.
Closings and delays are posted on the division’s weather page.
More on Virginia Beach schools
- The school’s website and its state School Quality Profile
- Every public school in Virginia Beach
- Our Virginia Beach schools guide for registration documents and School Board meetings
- Our neighborhoods guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Bettie F. Williams Elementary serve?
Fourth through fifth grade. It is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
How is Bettie F. Williams Elementary rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2026-27. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 79.05 and is rated Needs Intensive Support, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
Which middle school does Bettie F. Williams Elementary feed into?
Its zone lies inside the Bayside Middle zone on the division’s 2026-27 maps. Check a specific address in the VBCPS School Locator.
What time does Bettie F. Williams Elementary start?
Students attend from 8:05 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the division’s school hours page.
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