Elementary · Virginia

Ghent K-8

Free meals for all

Ghent K-8, a public elementary school in Norfolk, Virginia: grades k–8, 501 students, 13.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Norfolk City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 501
Teachers (FTE): 36.0
Students per teacher: 13.9
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 49% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 50% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 66% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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%

80%proficient

−4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 72% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

317 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

75%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 74% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

236 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Norfolk City Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Norfolk City Public Schools.

Location

Address: 200 Shirley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517
Phone: (757)628-2565
City or town: Norfolk
County: Norfolk city

Website Quality of life in Norfolk Schools in Norfolk

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	241	12.7	—	—	0.7 mi
James Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	299	11.1	58%	56%	0.8 mi
Walter Herron Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	403	15.5	78%	81%	1.0 mi
Lindenwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	243	11.0	59%	57%	1.0 mi
Jacox ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	596	13.5	36%	43%	1.4 mi
Richard Bowling ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	492	11.7	52%	53%	1.8 mi

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.

Sources

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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