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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Oceanair Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001126
Oceanair Elementary
600 Dudley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503 · (757) 531-3095 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
406 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
70%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
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Oceanair Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,001 of 1,101 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #838 of 1,111 ▲ 177 | #12 of 29 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #836 of 1,111 ▲ 133 | #15 of 29 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #815 of 1,176 | #24 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #323 of 1,105 | #13 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #233 of 1,106 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #39 of 1,157 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #60 of 759 | #4 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
400
-71 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 97% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 38.8 | 14.4:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 19 | 32.0:1 | 83% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oceanair Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (559 to 400); teachers down 20% (38.8 to 31).
About Oceanair Elementary
Students in Norfolk, Virginia, attend Oceanair Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 400 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Oceanair Elementary is run by Norfolk City Public Schools, whose 44 schools enroll 26,807 students.
Oceanair Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 39%. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic, 13% White, and 12% multiracial. That is close to the 40% Black share among all Norfolk city residents. By the diversity index, Oceanair Elementary comes in at 70%.
Oceanair Elementary's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Oceanair Elementary is 12.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.3% versus 60.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Federal survey data for Norfolk city show that median household income is about $66,109, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Oceanair Elementary is among the 54 public schools in Norfolk city.
Mary Calcott Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oceanair Elementary is 8th on average proficiency.
Oceanair Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 471 in 2020-21 and 400 in 2024-25, a decrease of 71 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Oceanair Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mary Calcott Elementary0.6 mi · 404
- Northside Middle0.7 mi · 732
- Bay View Elementary1.0 mi · 500
- Ocean View Elementary1.1 mi · 512
- Willoughby Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 181
- Crossroads PreK-8 School1.6 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Oceanair ElementaryHow large is Oceanair Elementary?
Oceanair Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oceanair Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oceanair Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oceanair Elementary have?
Oceanair Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Oceanair Elementary?
Oceanair Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 34% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Oceanair Elementary?
Oceanair Elementary is overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools in Norfolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.