Lake Taylor

Located at 1380 Kempsville Rd, in Norfolk, Virginia, Lake Taylor is a reasonably sized elementary school that serves 664 students (grades K through 8), part of Norfolk City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Norfolk City Public Schools comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 26,807 students; Lake Taylor is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lake Taylor reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Norfolk city as a whole is about 40% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lake Taylor has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lake Taylor tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Taylor tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Norfolk city) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Norfolk city's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students), Lake Taylor is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Taylor High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Taylor ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Taylor has grew 8%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 76% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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