Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has continued to maintain record levels with respect to the On-Time Graduation (OTG) rate, which stands at 96.1% for the 2024 cohort year, and dropout rate of 2.1%. VBCPS also outperformed Virginia's rates of 92.8% for OTG and 4.5% for dropouts.
Our School
History of Kingston Elementary
- 1965 - Kingston Elementary is opened as a 29 classroom school.
- 1973 - Kindergarten program is established at Kingston
- 1989- Kingston Elementary is recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education
- 1990 - A gymnasium is added to Kingston Elementary
- 1996 - Kingston Elementary is recognized for a second time as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education
- 1996 - Addition is completed - office, library, computer lab, kindergarten rooms, and a mulitpurpose room
- 1998 - Kingston Elementary is fully accredited according to the Virginia Standards of Learning in third and fifth grade.