Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001137
St. Helena Elementary
903 S Main St, Norfolk, VA 23523 · (757) 494-3884 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
228 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 13 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
22%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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 St. Helena Elementary
St. Helena Elementary's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helena Elementary this school | 229 | 99.6% | 45.0% |
| Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond | 222 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Woodville Elementary Richmond | 217 | 98.6% | 26.9% |
| Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond | 256 | 97.3% | 54.4% |
| John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News | 213 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Bellevue Elementary Richmond | 206 | 99.5% | 52.3% |
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 St. Helena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,031 of 1,101 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,079 of 1,111 ▲ 8 | #27 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #955 of 1,111 ▲ 104 | #22 of 29 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,074 of 1,176 | #30 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #183 of 1,105 | #9 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,034 of 1,106 | #29 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #150 of 1,157 | #25 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #193 of 759 | #11 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
229
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 100% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 20 | 11.5:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 26 | 8.8:1 | 96% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 99% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 98% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 88% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 16 | 17.8:1 | 66% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Helena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (283 to 229); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About St. Helena Elementary
St. Helena Elementary, located in Norfolk, Virginia, is a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 229 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 54% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
The district, Norfolk City Public Schools, has 26,807 students enrolled across 44 schools.
Roughly 88% of students at St. Helena Elementary are Black. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Norfolk city, the Black share is about 40%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, St. Helena Elementary scores 22%.
Its ratio of 12.1:1 is based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in Norfolk city is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, St. Helena Elementary lands at D, ahead of 8% of Virginia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, St. Helena Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. It scores 45.0%; the prediction is 61.0%.
Looking at the county, Norfolk city, median household income comes to about $66,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 54, with about 26,807 students.
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, St. Helena Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 229, compared with 249 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.8:1 to 12.1:1.
People who know St. Helena Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other St. Helena Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St. Helena Elementary. St. Helena Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- St. Helena ElementarySt. Helena, SC · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center1.1 mi · 165
- Ruffner School1.2 mi · 576
- Southside STEM Academy at Campostella1.4 mi · 686
- Rena B. Wright Primary1.4 mi · 300
- Truitt Intermediate1.5 mi · 256
- Brighton Elementary1.6 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About St. Helena ElementaryHow large is St. Helena Elementary?
St. Helena Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
Is St. Helena Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Helena Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at St. Helena Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at St. Helena Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Helena Elementary?
At St. Helena Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 88% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is St. Helena Elementary public or private?
St. Helena Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools.
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