Old Donation School, 4633 Honeygrove Road: grades 3 to 8, 1,357 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, framework score 106.71. Office: 757-648-3240.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Old Donation School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Old Donation School is the division’s gifted school for third through eighth grade at 4633 Honeygrove Road, run by Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). It had 1,357 students in fall 2025.
Who to call
- Front office: 757-648-3240
- 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 | 4633 Honeygrove Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 |
| Phone | 757-648-3240 |
| Grades | 3 to 8 |
| Student hours | 8:40 a.m. to 3:44 p.m. |
| Office hours | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the elementary grades and 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. for the middle grades |
| Website | olddonationschool.vbschools.com |
| Division | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Joel Guldenschuh, according to the school’s website. The administration page also lists Catherine Gadzinski and Sheena Smith as assistant principals.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,357 students in fall 2025, down from 1,377 in fall 2024 and 1,346 in fall 2023, according to the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 156 in third grade, 182 in fourth grade, 181 in fifth grade, 280 in sixth grade, 279 in seventh grade and 279 in eighth grade.
- Federal count: 1,345 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 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: 106.71, performance level Distinguished, 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 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Math | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Science | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The full profile also reports attendance, student groups, teacher data and spending.
Attendance zone and admission
Old Donation School has no attendance zone. Students come from across the city: admission is handled through the division’s gifted education office, the academies page says, which also covers the Gifted Dance Education and Gifted Visual Arts programs. Families of students who are not admitted attend their zoned schools; find them with the School Locator.
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 8:40 a.m. to 3:44 p.m. and the office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the elementary grades and 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. for the middle grades, according to the division’s school hours page.
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 Old Donation School serve?
Third through eighth grade. It is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
How is Old Donation School rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2026-27. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 106.71 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
How do students get into Old Donation School?
There is no attendance zone. Admission goes through the VBCPS gifted education office, according to the division’s academies page.
What time does Old Donation School start?
Students attend from 8:40 a.m. to 3:44 p.m., according to the division’s school hours page.
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