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Does Little Creek Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001113
Little Creek Elementary
7900 Tarpon Place, Norfolk, VA 23518 · (757) 531-3080 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Virginia public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
590 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
71%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
52.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Little Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,004 of 1,101 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,016 of 1,111 ▼ 41 | #22 of 29 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #992 of 1,111 ▼ 42 | #26 of 29 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #394 of 1,176 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #336 of 1,105 | #15 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #203 of 1,106 | #7 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #51 of 1,157 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #215 of 759 | #13 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
583
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,245
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 583 | 45 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 51 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 97% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 47 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 50.3 | 14.2:1 | 63% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 58% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 42% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,245 | 67 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (715 to 583); teachers down 11% (50.3 to 45).
About Little Creek Elementary
Among the schools in Norfolk, Virginia, is Little Creek Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 583 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 44 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools totals 26,807 students.
The most common group at Little Creek Elementary is Hispanic students, at 38%. Other groups make up 31% Black, 22% White, and 7% multiracial. Norfolk city as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 45 full-time equivalents, or about 13.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The allk12 Grade for Little Creek Elementary is D. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Little Creek Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 48.1% actual against 60.5% predicted.
Census estimates describe Norfolk city this way: the median household income is $66,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Little Creek Elementary, Norfolk city has 53 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Azalea Gardens Middle, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Little Creek Elementary at 6th of 8.
Little Creek Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Azalea Gardens Middle0.5 mi · 792
- Larrymore Elementary0.8 mi · 584
- Tarrallton Elementary0.9 mi · 286
- Tanners Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 517
- Bay View Elementary2.0 mi · 500
- Norview High2.1 mi · 1,585
Frequently asked questions
About Little Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Little Creek Elementary?
Little Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Little Creek Elementary serve?
Little Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Little Creek Elementary have?
Little Creek Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Little Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Little Creek Elementary are roughly 22% White, 38% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Little Creek Elementary in?
Little Creek Elementary is part of Norfolk City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.