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What's something Sewells Point Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001135
Sewells Point Elementary
7928 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23505 · (757) 451-4160 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
494 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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
72%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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp 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 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sewells Point Elementary
Sewells Point Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewells Point Elementary this school | 495 | 99.8% | 63.1% |
| Ocean View Elementary Norfolk | 512 | 98.2% | 55.5% |
| Knollwood Meadows Elementary Newport News | 460 | 99.6% | 65.0% |
| Kegotank Elementary Mappsville | 501 | 98.0% | 41.5% |
| T. Ryland Sanford Elementary Newport News | 498 | 99.0% | 58.8% |
| Southside Elementary Dinwiddie | 446 | 93.3% | 60.5% |
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 Sewells Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #761 of 1,101 | #9 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #679 of 1,111 ▼ 41 | #9 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #633 of 1,111 ▼ 25 | #9 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #597 of 1,176 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #419 of 1,105 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #136 of 1,106 | #3 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #127 of 1,157 | #15 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #232 of 759 | #14 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
495
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 495 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 40 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 96% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 41 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 61% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 59% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 68% (441) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sewells Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (601 to 495); teachers down 3% (38 to 37).
About Sewells Point Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Sewells Point Elementary serves students in Norfolk, Virginia. Its 495 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Norfolk City Public Schools (44 schools, 26,807 students) runs Sewells Point Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Sewells Point Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 35%. Other students are 31% White, 22% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.4:1 comes from the school's 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Sewells Point Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Norfolk city.
The allk12 Grade for Sewells Point Elementary is C+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sewells Point Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.1% is 2.2 points above the 60.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Norfolk city show that the median household income is $66,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Norfolk city is home to 54 public schools and about 26,807 public school students.
The shortest distance from Sewells Point Elementary to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Camp Allen Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sewells Point Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 502 students in 2020-21 and 495 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher rose from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Camp Allen Elementary1.0 mi · 405
- Granby Elementary2.1 mi · 464
- Granby High2.3 mi · 1,980
- Larchmont Elementary2.3 mi · 455
- Suburban Park Elementary2.8 mi · 415
- Northside Middle3.0 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Sewells Point ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sewells Point Elementary?
Sewells Point Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sewells Point Elementary serve?
Sewells Point Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sewells Point Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Sewells Point Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sewells Point Elementary?
Student demographics at Sewells Point Elementary are roughly 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Sewells Point Elementary?
Sewells Point 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.