School Profile

John B. Dey Elementary

VTFT II
 Principal
Elizabeth Bianchi is the principal at John B. Dey Elementary School.
 Assistant Principal
Stacy Sedory is the only assistant principal at John B. Dey Elementary School.
 School History
John B. Dey was opened in the fall of 1956 and held grades 5-7. This was done to help
out Little Creek Elementary because they were overcrowded. In 1957, the school
became a complete elementary, holding grades 1-7. In 1960 ten more rooms were
added and in 1995 seven more were added. The school is named after Mr. John B. Dey
who was a farmer in the community. He also was the chairperson of the school board,
a member of the Princess Anne Board of Supervisors, the House of Delegates, and the
Norfolk City Council.
School Mascot
Go Seagulls!
 # of teachers and grades taught
John B. Dey has over 50 teachers and over 800 students. The school houses the grades
K-5.
 Ethnic diversity statistics of students
81.3% of students identify as caucasian at John B. Dey. The average for Virginia Beach
schools is 50% which is drastically different compared to John B. Dey.

Hispanic: 5.9% Asian: 4.9%

Black: 3.7% Two races: 3.1%

American Indian: 0.4% Pacific Islander: 0.6%

 Socioeconomic diversity statistics of students
Ineligible for Free/Reduced Lunch (above $22,000 annual income): 89.5%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch (below $21,590 annual income): 3.7%

Eligible for Free Lunch (below $15,171 annual income): 10.4%

John B. Deys participation rate in the National School Lunch Program is lower than
average, by about 35%, compared to the rest of Virginia Beach.
 Awards and other claims to fame
The Virginia Beach PTA Exemplary Award was awarded to the John B. Dey PTA for
2016-2017. They also with ten other schools were awarded the Governor Terry
McAuliffe and the State Board of Education's Virginia Index of Performance (VIP)
award. John B. Dey was awarded the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award.