Mary Calcott Elementary

Mary Calcott Elementary is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Norfolk, Virginia, run under Norfolk City Public Schools, educateing 404 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Norfolk City Public Schools, which oversees 44 schools and 26,807 students, Mary Calcott Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mary Calcott Elementary reports that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Mary Calcott Elementary shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Mary Calcott Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mary Calcott Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 69.4%, a residual of +8.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Norfolk city shows median household earnings sit near $66,109, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Mary Calcott Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Norfolk city (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students).

Northside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary Calcott Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.5%.

Mary Calcott Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.