Sewells Point Elementary

Sewells Point Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in Norfolk, Virginia, overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools, educates 495 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Norfolk City Public Schools runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 26,807 students. Sewells Point Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sewells Point Elementary records that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Sewells Point Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sewells Point 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 63.1%, a residual of +2.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Norfolk city indicate median household earnings sit near $66,109, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Norfolk city runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students), of which Sewells Point Elementary is one.

Camp Allen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sewells Point Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Sewells Point Elementary's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 495). White enrollment moved from 37% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Sewells Point Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.