Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Norfolk, Virginia, Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center instructs 165 students from grade pre-K, overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Norfolk City Public Schools, which oversees 44 schools and 26,807 students, Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Norfolk city indicate median household earnings sit near $66,109, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center is one of 54 public schools in Norfolk city (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students).

The closest other public school is Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 165). The Black share of enrollment fell from 95% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.