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What's the one class at Bay View Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001081
Bay View Elementary
1434 Bay View Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23503 · (757) 531-3030 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
506 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
71%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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Bay View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #989 of 1,101 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #917 of 1,111 ▲ 25 | #14 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #797 of 1,111 ▲ 41 | #12 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #581 of 1,176 | #12 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #633 of 1,105 | #26 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #202 of 1,106 | #6 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #52 of 1,157 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #93 of 759 | #6 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
500
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 100% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 98% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 42.8 | 15.6:1 | 58% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 52% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 48% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 823 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 51% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 35 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (668 to 500); teachers down 18% (42.8 to 35).
About Bay View Elementary
The public elementary school Bay View Elementary is located in Norfolk, Virginia. It educates 500 students in pre-K through 5.
Bay View Elementary is run by Norfolk City Public Schools, whose 44 schools enroll 26,807 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Bay View Elementary, at 44%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 12% multiracial. The county population is about 43% White, within a few points of the school. Bay View Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Bay View Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Virginia, Bay View Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.9% actual against a predicted 60.5%.
Within Norfolk city, the median household income is $66,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bay View Elementary, Norfolk city has 53 other public schools.
The school nearest to Bay View Elementary is Oceanair Elementary, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Bay View Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 500 students in 2024-25, 37 fewer than the 537 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.3:1 to 14.3:1.
Discussions about Bay View Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Bay View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bay View Elementary. Bay View Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Bay View ElementaryDULUTH, MN · 529 students
- Bay View ElementaryNorth East, MD · 506 students
- Bay View ElementaryBURLINGTON, WA · 418 students
- Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Oceanair Elementary1.0 mi · 400
- Tarrallton Elementary1.0 mi · 286
- Mary Calcott Elementary1.3 mi · 404
- Northside Middle1.4 mi · 732
- Crossroads PreK-8 School1.5 mi · 790
- Larrymore Elementary1.8 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Bay View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bay View Elementary?
Bay View Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bay View Elementary serve?
Bay View Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bay View Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Bay View Elementary.
How diverse is Bay View Elementary?
Bay View Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Bay View Elementary?
Bay View Elementary 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.