Walter Herron Taylor Elementary

Located at 1122 W. Princess Anne Road, in Norfolk, Virginia, Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is a small elementary campus that instructs 403 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Norfolk City Public Schools.

Across the 44 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools (26,807 students total), Walter Herron Taylor Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Walter Herron Taylor Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Walter Herron Taylor Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Walter Herron Taylor Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.5%; Walter Herron Taylor Elementary posts 78.1%, +17.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, 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%. Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Norfolk city (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students).

The closest other public school is Blair Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walter Herron Taylor Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.5%.

Walter Herron Taylor Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Walter Herron Taylor Elementary's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 403). White enrollment moved from 50% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Walter Herron Taylor Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.