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Enrollment
904
High
DISTRICT 1,458 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001079
Booker T Washington High
1111 Park Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504 · (757) 628-3575 · Norfolk city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL904 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Virginia public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
838 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 260 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 17% |
Student demographics
40%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
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Booker T Washington High
Booker T Washington High's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T Washington High this school | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Heritage High Newport News | 1,106 | 95.0% | 54.9% |
| George Washington High Danville | 1,248 | 93.8% | 53.4% |
| Hampton High Hampton | 1,301 | 92.2% | 78.6% |
| Petersburg High Petersburg | 1,215 | 88.1% | 58.0% |
| Armstrong High Richmond | 709 | 92.5% | 60.4% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 Booker T Washington High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #289 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #305 of 316 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #292 of 316 ▼ 113 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 904 | #190 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #64 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #235 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #70 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #158 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
904
-59 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,338
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 904 | 75 | 12.1:1 | 93% (838) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 73 | 13.1:1 | 93% (892) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 62 | 15.3:1 | 94% (889) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 77 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 84.4 | 11.0:1 | 94% (871) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 85 | 11.9:1 | 62% (626) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | 73 | 20.4:1 | 59% (878) |
| 2000-01 | 1,378 | 104 | 13.3:1 | 45% (623) |
| 1990-91 | 1,338 | 102 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T Washington High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (927 to 904); teachers down 11% (84.4 to 75).
About Booker T Washington High
Booker T Washington High is a high school located in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 904 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Norfolk City Public Schools enrolls 26,807 students, and its 44 schools include Booker T Washington High.
About 76% of the student body at Booker T Washington High is Black. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 40% of Norfolk city residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Booker T Washington High reported 75 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1. There are 838 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment.
Among Virginia public high schools, Booker T Washington High outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Booker T Washington High would be expected to post about 62.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.8%.
In Norfolk city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 54 public schools in the county, enrolling about 26,807, Booker T Washington High among them.
Booker T Washington High's nearest public school is Jacox Elementary (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.5%; Booker T Washington High's is 58.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES assigns Booker T Washington High the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Booker T Washington High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Booker T Washington High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Booker T Washington High. Booker T Washington High is the largest of the 3.
- Booker T Washington HighTuskegee, AL · 656 students
- Booker T Washington High SchoolCONROE, TX · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Jacox Elementary0.2 mi · 596
- Richard Bowling Elementary0.6 mi · 492
- Ruffner School0.6 mi · 576
- P.B. Young Sr. Elementary0.9 mi · 241
- Chesterfield Elementary1.1 mi · 325
- Lindenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Booker T Washington HighHow large is Booker T Washington High?
Booker T Washington High enrolls approximately 904 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Booker T Washington High serve?
Booker T Washington High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Booker T Washington High?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Booker T Washington High.
How diverse is Booker T Washington High?
Booker T Washington High reports a student body of 7% White, 10% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Booker T Washington High?
Booker T Washington High 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.