School district · Virginia
Norfolk City Public Schools
Norfolk City Public Schools in Virginia: 49 public schools with 26,807 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,790 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 49
- Students
- 26,807
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- VA 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,790
- VA $17.1K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,075
- Counselors (FTE)
- 94.0
- Students per counselor
- 285
- VA 280 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 24.0
- Librarians (FTE): 50.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Virginia: 72%60%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Virginia
Median 70% · 131 school districts compared
11,120 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Virginia: 66%50%proficient
+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Virginia
Median 67% · 131 school districts compared
9,506 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 23% · $120.3M
- State
- 47% · $250.4M
- Local
- 31% · $163.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,786
- Support services
- $6,129
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $68.6M
- Long-term debt
- $1.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 165 | 11.0 | — | — |
Easton Preschool at FairlawnFree meals for all | Pre-K | 123 | 6.2 | — | — |
Willoughby Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 181 | 9.5 | — | — |
Bay View ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 500 | 14.3 | 62% | 58% |
Camp Allen ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 405 | 13.5 | 75% | 79% |
Chesterfield ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 325 | 11.6 | 42% | 35% |
Coleman Place ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 551 | 13.1 | 52% | 36% |
Crossroads PreK-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 790 | 11.6 | 60% | 61% |
Ghent K-8Free meals for all | K–8 | 501 | 13.9 | 80% | 75% |
Granby ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 464 | 12.5 | 60% | 53% |
Ingleside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 574 | 14.0 | 63% | 64% |
Jacox ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 596 | 13.5 | 36% | 43% |
James Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 299 | 11.1 | 58% | 56% |
Lake TaylorFree meals for all | K–8 | 664 | 10.4 | 54% | 36% |
Larchmont ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 455 | 16.3 | 87% | 79% |
Larrymore ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 584 | 15.4 | 74% | 74% |
Lindenwood ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 243 | 11.0 | 59% | 57% |
Little Creek ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 583 | 13.0 | 51% | 51% |
Mary Calcott ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 404 | 14.4 | 69% | 75% |
Norview ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 412 | 13.3 | 52% | 50% |
Ocean View ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 512 | 13.5 | 63% | 56% |
Oceanair ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 400 | 12.9 | 61% | 63% |
P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 241 | 12.7 | — | — |
Richard Bowling ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 492 | 11.7 | 52% | 53% |
Sewells Point ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 495 | 13.4 | 69% | 70% |
Sherwood Forest ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 406 | 12.3 | 56% | 57% |
| K–8 | 686 | 12.0 | 50% | 43% | |
St. Helena ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 229 | 12.1 | 54% | 42% |
Suburban Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 415 | 13.0 | 59% | 53% |
Tanners Creek ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 517 | 12.9 | 58% | 53% |
Tarrallton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 286 | 13.0 | 73% | 75% |
Walter Herron Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 403 | 15.5 | 78% | 81% |
Willard ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 441 | 11.3 | 69% | 71% |
Academy for Discovery at LakewoodFree meals for all | 3–8 | 739 | 14.8 | 91% | 83% |
Azalea Gardens MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 792 | 15.2 | 60% | 47% |
Blair MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,141 | 14.8 | 61% | 27% |
Northside MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 732 | 13.6 | 60% | 40% |
Norview MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,196 | 14.8 | 44% | 25% |
Ruffner SchoolFree meals for all | 3–8 | 576 | 12.3 | 37% | 20% |
Booker T Washington HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 904 | 12.1 | — | — |
Granby HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,980 | 17.1 | — | — |
Lake Taylor HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,107 | 14.8 | — | — |
Matthew Fontaine Maury HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,713 | 15.9 | — | — |
Norview HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,585 | 13.2 | — | — |
Madison Alternative CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Norfolk Alternative HighAlternative | — | — | — | — | — |
Norfolk Alternative MiddleAlternative | — | — | — | — | — |
Norfolk Technical CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
The Academy of International Studies at RosemontAlternativeFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 800 E City Hall Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510
- Phone
- (757)628-3830
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.