Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000302
Norfolk Highlands Primary
1115 Myrtle Ave, Chesapeake, VA 23325 · (757) 578-7092 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
216 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 19% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Norfolk Highlands Primary→Sparrow Road Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Chesapeake City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 85 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Norfolk Highlands Primary
Norfolk Highlands Primary's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Highlands Primary this school | 294 | 73.5% | 74.3% |
| Burnley-Moran Elementary Charlottesville | 299 | 74.6% | 81.0% |
| Gordon-Barbour Elementary Gordonsville | 326 | 70.6% | 73.0% |
| Greenbrier Elementary Charlottesville | 267 | 72.3% | 71.0% |
| Johnson Elementary Charlottesville | 327 | 78.9% | 55.8% |
| Malibu Elementary Virginia Beach | 398 | 68.1% | 65.3% |
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 Norfolk Highlands Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #457 of 1,101 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #244 of 1,111 ▲ 182 | #10 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #622 of 1,111 ▲ 83 | #13 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #980 of 1,176 | #27 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #319 of 1,105 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #294 of 1,106 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #608 of 1,157 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #402 of 759 | #9 of 16 |
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
294
+35 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 294 | 22.8 | 12.9:1 | 73% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 19.8 | 14.2:1 | 83% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 90% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 24 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 51% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 44% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 15 | 22.2:1 | 40% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 43% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norfolk Highlands Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (331 to 294); teachers down 8% (24.8 to 22.8).
About Norfolk Highlands Primary
Norfolk Highlands Primary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Chesapeake, Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 3, with 294 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Norfolk Highlands Primary is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools, where 45 schools serve 40,607 students.
At Norfolk Highlands Primary, the largest share of students is White, at 45%. After that, the student body is 30% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Chesapeake city is about 55% White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 22.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.9:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 73%. That is 24 points above the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city.
Norfolk Highlands Primary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Norfolk Highlands Primary are 6.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (74.3% actual, 68.1% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chesapeake city show that the median household income is $95,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Norfolk Highlands Primary, Chesapeake city has 49 other public schools.
The closest public school, Sparrow Road Intermediate, is about 0.9 miles from Norfolk Highlands Primary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Norfolk Highlands Primary places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Norfolk Highlands Primary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 294, a 14% gain from 259 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 10.8 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Nearby schools
- Sparrow Road Intermediate0.9 mi · 413
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.2 mi · 395
- Indian River Middle1.4 mi · 743
- Georgetown Primary1.4 mi · 804
- Southside STEM Academy at Campostella1.5 mi · 686
- Indian River High1.7 mi · 1,634
Frequently asked questions
About Norfolk Highlands PrimaryWhat is the total enrollment at Norfolk Highlands Primary?
Norfolk Highlands Primary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Norfolk Highlands Primary serve?
Norfolk Highlands Primary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norfolk Highlands Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norfolk Highlands Primary is approximately 12.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Norfolk Highlands Primary?
Student demographics at Norfolk Highlands Primary are roughly 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Norfolk Highlands Primary?
Norfolk Highlands Primary is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.