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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.

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Schools ranked

Norfolk city, Virginia

Top % Black

92.2%

Median % Black

54.5%

MOST BLACK · NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA

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

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