Camp Allen Elementary

Set in Norfolk, Virginia, Camp Allen Elementary is a small K-5 school, one of the schools within Norfolk City Public Schools. It serves 405 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Norfolk City Public Schools runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 26,807 students. Camp Allen Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Camp Allen Elementary lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Camp Allen Elementary logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Camp Allen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 64.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Norfolk city indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,109 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Norfolk city's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students), Camp Allen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sewells Point Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Camp Allen Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Camp Allen Elementary has ticked down 12%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 56% to 45%.

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