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Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, in Princess Anne, the school first opened in 1962, named after Judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large portion of the city of Virginia Beach, with the attendance boundary extending south to the North Carolina border. Kellam High moved into a new facility in 2014.

School typePublic, high school
Founded1962
LocaleCity, Large
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Floyd E. Kellam High School
Location
2665 West Neck Road

,
VA
23456

United States

36°44′35″N 76°03′46″W
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School typePublic, high school
Founded1962
LocaleCity, Large
School district
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
NCES District ID
5103840
SuperintendentDr. Donald Robertson[1][2]
NCES School ID
510384001685
Principal
Leah Nelson
Staff136
Teaching staff
102.39 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,842 (2024–25)[3]
Student to teacher ratio
17.99[3]
LanguageEnglish
Campus"The Castle"
Colors      Black, Gold, and White
Athletics conference
Virginia High School League
Beach District
Eastern Region
MascotKnights
Communities served
Pungo, Princess Anne, Sandbridge
Feeder schools
Princess Anne Middle School Landstown Middle School
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Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program.[4] The school is the third-oldest in Virginia Beach, next to Princess Anne High School and Frank W. Cox High School.[citation needed] Kellam has also been a blue ribbon school in the Fine Arts Department for the years 2006 and 2007.

Sports

Virginia State Championships:

  • 1994 – Gymnastics
  • 2006 – Gymnastics
  • 2010 – Gymnastics
  • 2013 – Gymnastics
  • 2016 – Gymnastics[5]
  • 2024 – Boys Volleyball[6]

Demographics and population

In 2020, Floyd E. Kellam had 1,947 total students, slightly down the previous years 1,957 students.[7]

2020 enrollment by grade:[7]

  • Grade 9 – 507
  • Grade 10 – 480
  • Grade 11 – 459
  • Grade 12 – 507

2020 racial and ethic demographics:[7]

  • Asian – 3.3%
  • Black – 4.6%
  • Hispanic – 8.2%
  • Multiple Races – 6.2%
  • Native American – 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian – 0.4%
  • White – 77.1%

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