Academics
The school is part of the Virginia Beach Public School System, which has a reputation of being the best in the Hampton Roads region. Princess Anne maintained its place as the highest ranked high school in Virginia Beach as well as the Hampton Roads region in Newsweek's listing of America's Best High Schools, continuing to place in the list annually (#451 in 2012, #263 in 2011, #123 in 2010, #167 in 2008, and #213 in 2007). In 2012, The Washington Post released its list for "America's Most Challenging High Schools", and all eleven Virginia Beach City High Schools were in the top 1900, but Princess Anne held the highest rank by a significant margin in #250 . The only Virginia Beach high school International Baccalaureate program is housed in PA, attracting gifted students from throughout Virginia Beach.
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