Total enrollment
26,807
-892 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
50 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools
Virginia · 26,807 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Norfolk City Public Schools's 50 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 26,807 students (38 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Norfolk City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Norfolk City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #107 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 26,807 | #10 of 130 | #262 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #9 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #64 of 130 | #3,770 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.0% | #12 of 115 | #434 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #34 of 114 | #1,325 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Norfolk City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 39 scored schools run from Academy for Discovery at Lakewood at 87.9% proficient to Ruffner School at 27.3%, a gap of 60.6 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 44 district schools that reported both years went from 29,944 to 26,807 students (down 10%) and from 2,153 to 1,988 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Norfolk City Public Schools
As an average-sized district in Virginia, Norfolk City Public Schools hosts 26,807 students across 50 schools.
On the school-mix side, Norfolk City Public Schools comprises 38 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Norfolk City Public Schools is about 536, below the Virginia average of roughly 672.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 26,807 students, fell 3% from the 27,699 reported in SY 2020-21. Norfolk City Public Schools now counts 44 public schools, down from 45 in SY 2020-21.
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