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Larchmont Elementary

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Larchmont Elementary ranks 304 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Larchmont Elementary is a public elementary school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving 490 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools district, which is ranked 109 out of 129 districts in the state.

Larchmont Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform the district and state averages in most subject areas, including mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.89% of 3rd-grade students at Larchmont Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 58.42% for the Norfolk City Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's overall academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies for supporting these students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Norfolk City Public Schools district, Camp Allen Elementary and Walter Herron Taylor Elementary, Larchmont Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic measures, such as mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies proficiency rates. Larchmont Elementary also maintains a higher statewide ranking among Virginia elementary schools, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while the nearby schools generally have lower rankings.

455

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,302

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1145 Bolling Ave
Norfolk, VA 23508

(757) 451-4180

District: Norfolk City Public Schools

Students who attend Larchmont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blair Middle
High:	Matthew Fontaine Maury High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Norfolk City Public Schools

✓Above the Virginia median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg59%

Virginia avg71%

304^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 29Elementary Schools in the Norfolk City Public Schools

109^th of 129Norfolk City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	304 of 1110	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	278 of 1114	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	276 of 1114	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	230 of 1109	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	299 of 1103	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	118 of 1105	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	106 of 1097	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.2	61 of 1099	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	52 of 1096	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	83.3	99 of 1100	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.8	94 of 1110	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	107 of 1120	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	14 of 1117	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	155 of 1117	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	80 of 1113	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	83.4	55 of 1082	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	72.3	236 of 1081	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.7	373 of 1083	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.3	176 of 1071	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	73.5	219 of 1062	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	291 of 579	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	271 of 588	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	246 of 579	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	129 of 355	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	145 of 324	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	389 of 1096	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	256 of 1098	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	292 of 1100	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	411 of 1046	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	473 of 1036	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	247 of 1093	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	316 of 1101	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	273 of 1093	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	81.7	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	40 of 182	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	14 of 973	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	25 of 979	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	39 of 984	96.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)99th percentile+26 vs school

Military Connected (2024)94th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)64th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading87%+16 vs state

Science83%+14 vs state

Mathematics79%+7 vs state

VA Studies68%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 6, 2013

Teachers/Staff cluster children according to aptitude in each subject. Great job of teaching to the students needs. Very happy parent! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Class size is becoming an issue and the student ratio shown here is very inaccurate. My child was 1 of 27 kids in kindergarten with only 1 teacher for all those kids. This year it is the same thing. 1 teacher for 25-27 first graders. There are no full-time aids in the classroom and there are no plans to hire another teacher. Close Quote

Schools Near Larchmont Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Geography (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)		SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Larchmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 Bolling Ave	Norfolk	23508	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4180	455	28	16.2	99.8%	247 (54.3%)	116 (25.5%)	39 (8.6%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	73.4	304^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.6%		75.3	278^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.0%	26		88.9	70.2	78.3			82.6		87.7	89.4	82.6							67.7	$8,302	$43	$8,258
James Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W 29th St	Norfolk	23508	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-3500	299	27	11.0	99.7%	33 (11.0%)	205 (68.6%)	27 (9.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	21.6	911^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.9%		35	779^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.1%	132		33.3	77.8	55.9			41.2		46.9	74.3	52.9							35.3	$14,228	$1,564	$12,664
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 W. Princess Anne Road	Norfolk	23507	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2525	403	26	15.5	101.5%	160 (39.7%)	172 (42.7%)	34 (8.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.9%)	65.4	410^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.1%		79	227^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.6%	183		75.8	82.8	86.3			72.6		74.2	82.8	76.0							61.7	$9,783	$186	$9,596
Granby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Newport Ave	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 451-4150	464	37	12.5	99.6%	80 (17.2%)	265 (57.1%)	59 (12.7%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.1%)	16.7	963^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	13.2%		24.4	909^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.4%	54		65.2	50.7	40.7			35.6		65.2	56.5	57.6							24.6	$9,621	$665	$8,955
Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Willow Wood Dr	Norfolk	23509	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2721	441	39	11.3	101.8%	61 (13.8%)	251 (56.9%)	79 (17.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	45.3	664^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.2%		48.3	636^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.9%	28		78.6	69.0	66.0			61.2		74.6	63.4	69.4							65.3	$9,910	$743	$9,167
Ghent K-8	Public	K-8	200 Shirley Ave	Norfolk	23517	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2565	501	36	13.9	99.4%	213 (42.5%)	215 (42.9%)	28 (5.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	70.5	347^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.7%		76.7	261^st of 1114 public elementary schools	76.6%	86	95.2	71.2	78.5	82.8	73.0	52.9	81.0	88.0	72.4	89.2	77.6	80.9	72.3	88.1	90.9	95.8	75.0	86.2	$9,894	$204	$9,690
Suburban Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Thole St	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3118	415	32	12.9	100.5%	48 (11.6%)	250 (60.2%)	70 (16.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	20.6	922^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	16.9%		16.9	968^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.1%	46		48.4	39.0	69.4			57.1		57.4	60.5	59.2							45.8	$10,583	$1,468	$9,115
Lindenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ludlow St	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2577	243	22	11.0	99.6%	21 (8.6%)	170 (70.0%)	35 (14.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	20.9	919^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.2%		27.6	869^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.0%	50		42.4	75.0	59.0			46.2		53.1	66.7	59.0							47.4	$15,075	$2,293	$12,782
Sewells Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7928 Hampton Blvd	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4160	495	37	13.3	99.8%	151 (30.5%)	175 (35.4%)	110 (22.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.5%)	40.4	717^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.4%		45.3	665^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.3%	52		58.2	85.0	67.1			55.7		70.9	80.3	58.0							52.9	$8,835	$51	$8,784
P.B. Young Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	543 E. Olney Rd	Norfolk	23510	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2588	241	19	12.6	101.2%	2 (0.8%)	217 (90.0%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)																			$13,538	$1,957	$11,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Larchmont Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Larchmont Elementary?

Students at Larchmont Elementary are 54% White, 25% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Larchmont Elementary in?

Norfolk City Public Schools

Is Larchmont Elementary a good school?

Larchmont Elementary ranks 304^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Larchmont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Larchmont Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Larchmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Larchmont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blair Middle
High : Matthew Fontaine Maury High

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