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What's one thing Azalea Gardens Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
792
Middle
DISTRICT 863 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001078
Azalea Gardens Middle
7721 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518 · (757) 531-3000 · Norfolk city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
695 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 255 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Azalea Gardens Middle
Azalea Gardens Middle's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azalea Gardens Middle this school | 792 | 87.8% | 61.3% |
| Northside Middle Norfolk | 732 | 89.8% | 57.4% |
| Mary Passage Middle Newport News | 931 | 97.9% | 53.6% |
| Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle Newport News | 988 | 98.2% | 52.8% |
| Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News | 846 | 97.3% | 58.1% |
| Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle Newport News | 1,087 | 97.7% | 62.8% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Azalea Gardens Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #241 of 337 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #255 of 342 ▲ 16 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #277 of 342 ▼ 15 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #152 of 343 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #278 of 327 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #37 of 333 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #98 of 340 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #83 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
792
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,016
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 792 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 88% (695) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 89% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 83% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 63 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 64.9 | 14.2:1 | 55% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 967 | 72 | 13.4:1 | 55% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 60% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 81 | 13.4:1 | 61% (667) |
| 1990-91 | 1,016 | 61 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Azalea Gardens Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (919 to 792); teachers down 20% (64.9 to 52).
About Azalea Gardens Middle
Azalea Gardens Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Norfolk, Virginia, under Norfolk City Public Schools. It serves 792 students in grades 6 through 8.
Norfolk City Public Schools enrolls 26,807 students, and its 44 schools include Azalea Gardens Middle.
Enrollment at Azalea Gardens Middle is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share in Norfolk city as a whole is similar, at about 40%. Azalea Gardens Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 at Azalea Gardens Middle, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 88%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Norfolk city is 98%.
allk12 grades Azalea Gardens Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.2% at Azalea Gardens Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.3%.
Norfolk city has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Norfolk city number 54 and enroll about 26,807.
Little Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Azalea Gardens Middle at 3rd of 8.
Azalea Gardens Middle has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Azalea Gardens Middle saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Norfolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
233,596
Census ACS
Median income
$66,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norfolk City Public Schools
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other schools in Norfolk
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Nearby schools
- Little Creek Elementary0.5 mi · 583
- Larrymore Elementary0.6 mi · 584
- Tarrallton Elementary1.2 mi · 286
- Tanners Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 517
- Norview High1.8 mi · 1,585
- Norview Elementary1.8 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Azalea Gardens MiddleHow many students attend Azalea Gardens Middle?
Azalea Gardens Middle enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Azalea Gardens Middle serve?
Azalea Gardens Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Azalea Gardens Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Azalea Gardens Middle is approximately 15.2:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Azalea Gardens Middle?
At Azalea Gardens Middle, the student body is approximately 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Azalea Gardens Middle?
Azalea Gardens Middle is overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools in Norfolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.