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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Norfolk city, Virginia

43 public schools in Norfolk city, Virginia appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Ruffner School leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 54.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Norfolk city, Virginia

Top % Black

92.2%

Median % Black

54.5%

MOST BLACK · NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Ruffner School	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	576	531	92.2%
2	P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	241	217	90.0%
3	Richard Bowling Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	492	432	87.8%
4	St. Helena Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	229	201	87.8%
5	Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	686	600	87.5%
6	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	596	521	87.4%
7	Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	165	144	87.3%
8	Chesterfield Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	325	280	86.2%
9	Ingleside Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	574	485	84.5%
10	Booker T Washington High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	904	691	76.4%
11	Lindenwood Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	243	170	70.0%
12	James Monroe Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	299	205	68.6%
13	Lake Taylor High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,107	733	66.2%
14	Norview Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,196	789	66.0%
15	Norview Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	412	266	64.6%
16	Coleman Place Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	551	343	62.3%
17	Suburban Park Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	415	250	60.2%
18	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	664	395	59.5%
19	Blair Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,141	676	59.3%
20	Granby Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	464	265	57.1%
21	Willard Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	441	251	56.9%
22	Tanners Creek Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	517	282	54.5%
23	Matthew Fontaine Maury High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,713	930	54.3%
24	Norview High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,585	847	53.4%
25	Granby High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,980	989	50.0%
26	Camp Allen Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	405	183	45.2%
27	Ghent K-8	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	501	215	42.9%
28	Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	403	172	42.7%
29	Larrymore Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	584	246	42.1%
30	Northside Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	732	307	41.9%
31	Azalea Gardens Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	792	321	40.5%
32	Crossroads PreK-8 School	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	790	313	39.6%
33	Oceanair Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	400	157	39.3%
34	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	406	159	39.2%
35	Willoughby Early Childhood Center	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	181	69	38.1%
36	Sewells Point Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	495	175	35.4%
37	Little Creek Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	583	178	30.5%
38	Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	739	223	30.2%
39	Ocean View Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	512	149	29.1%
40	Larchmont Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	455	116	25.5%
41	Mary Calcott Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	404	85	21.0%
42	Bay View Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	500	105	21.0%
43	Tarrallton Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	286	52	18.2%

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