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Mary Calcott Elementary

137 Westmont Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503 · (757) 531-3039 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Virginia public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
403 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K338%
Kindergarten5413%
Grade 16717%
Grade 26917%
Grade 36316%
Grade 45313%
Grade 56516%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
14736%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
11929%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
8521%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
4411%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
22455%
Female
18045%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%75.0%
2023-2471.0%70.0%
2022-2379.0%77.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% 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 →

Schools most like Mary Calcott Elementary

Mary Calcott Elementary's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mary Calcott Elementary this school40499.8%69.4%
Axton Elementary
Axton
37199.5%73.5%
General Stanford Elementary
Ft. Eustis
43099.5%77.0%
Lakeview Elementary
Colonial Heights
42295.7%66.9%
William Perry Elementary
Waynesboro
44794.6%44.1%
Kenbridge Elementary
Kenbridge
37293.8%69.3%
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Mary Calcott Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Norfolk city
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#610 of 1,101#5 of 29
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#539 of 1,111
▲ 75
#5 of 29
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#632 of 1,111
▼ 54
#8 of 29
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
404#800 of 1,176#22 of 32
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#663 of 1,105#27 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.4%#125 of 1,106#2 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.8%#131 of 1,157#19 of 32
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.5%#67 of 759#5 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 2024-25
Enrollment
404
-88 (-18%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254042814.4:1100% (403)
2023-244263213.3:1N/A
2022-234383313.3:198% (428)
2020-214923514.1:1N/A
2017-1855733.916.4:152% (292)
2015-165423415.9:143% (231)
2010-114722916.3:146% (215)
2000-016184513.7:142% (259)
1990-917043619.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Calcott Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (557 to 404); teachers down 17% (33.9 to 28).

About Mary Calcott Elementary

Mary Calcott Elementary is a public elementary school in Norfolk, Virginia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 404 students on the rolls.

Norfolk City Public Schools operates 44 schools. Combined enrollment is 26,807 students.

About 36% of students at Mary Calcott Elementary are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 11% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.

Mary Calcott Elementary reported 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. There are 403 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Norfolk city is similar, at 98%.

Among Virginia public elementary schools, Mary Calcott Elementary outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Mary Calcott Elementary is 8.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.4% versus 60.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.

For Norfolk city, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,109 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mary Calcott Elementary, Norfolk city has 54 public schools.

About 0.2 miles separate Mary Calcott Elementary from the closest public school, Northside Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mary Calcott Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.

NCES assigns Mary Calcott Elementary the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mary Calcott Elementary had a net loss of 88 students, or 18%.

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Norfolk city at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Mary Calcott Elementary
District
Norfolk City Public Schools
Address
137 Westmont Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503
Phone
(757) 531-3039
County
Norfolk city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
404
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
403 (100%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
510267001116
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mary Calcott Elementary
How large is Mary Calcott Elementary?
Mary Calcott Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mary Calcott Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary Calcott Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mary Calcott Elementary have?
Mary Calcott Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary Calcott Elementary?
Student demographics at Mary Calcott Elementary are roughly 36% White, 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Mary Calcott Elementary in?
Mary Calcott Elementary is part of Norfolk City Public Schools.
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