P.B. Young Sr. Elementary

P.B. Young Sr. Elementary is a cozy primary school in Norfolk, Virginia, operated by Norfolk City Public Schools. The school serves 241 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Across the 44 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools (26,807 students total), P.B. Young Sr. Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, P.B. Young Sr. Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, P.B. Young Sr. Elementary logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Norfolk city indicate median household income runs about $66,109, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Norfolk city's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students), P.B. Young Sr. Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ruffner School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. P.B. Young Sr. Elementary's enrollment has edged down 51% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 241). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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