Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001144
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary
1122 W. Princess Anne Road, Norfolk, VA 23507 · (757) 628-2525 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
409 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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
65%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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Walter Herron Taylor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #361 of 1,101 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #375 of 1,111 ▼ 152 | #1 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #386 of 1,111 ▼ 115 | #3 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #807 of 1,176 | #23 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #855 of 1,105 | #29 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #412 of 1,106 | #12 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #41 of 1,157 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #75 of 324 | N/A |
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
403
+102 (+34%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 98% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 25.4 | 13.8:1 | 37% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 36% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Herron Taylor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (351 to 403); teachers up 3% (25.4 to 26).
About Walter Herron Taylor Elementary
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is a small elementary school in Norfolk, Virginia, administered by Norfolk City Public Schools. The school counted 403 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Norfolk City Public Schools counts 26,807 students in its 44 schools, and Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is Black, with 43% of students. Other groups include 40% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Norfolk city overall, the Black share is about 40%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Test results at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary are 17.7 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.1%, compared with a predicted 60.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in Virginia.
In Norfolk city, the median household earns about $66,109 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Norfolk city has 54 public schools with about 26,807 students, including Walter Herron Taylor Elementary.
Blair Middle is about 0.5 miles from Walter Herron Taylor Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Walter Herron Taylor Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 102 students, from 301 to 403. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.5:1, from 14.3:1.
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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
- Blair Middle0.5 mi · 1,141
- Matthew Fontaine Maury High0.8 mi · 1,713
- James Monroe Elementary0.9 mi · 299
- Ghent K-81.0 mi · 501
- P.B. Young Sr. Elementary1.5 mi · 241
- Larchmont Elementary1.5 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Walter Herron Taylor ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary?
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walter Herron Taylor Elementary serve?
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walter Herron Taylor Elementary?
At Walter Herron Taylor Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Walter Herron Taylor Elementary?
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools in Norfolk city.
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