Norview Elementary

Norview Elementary is a PK–5 school in Norfolk City Public Schools serving 412 students in a very high-poverty Norfolk neighborhood, where effectively all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school ranks in the 14th percentile among Virginia elementary schools (956th out of 1,111) and earns 1 star — a modest improvement from the 10th percentile in previous years, though still below its pre-pandemic standing.

Norview's strongest academic signal comes from its 4th grade cohort, which posted reading proficiency of 68.42% and math proficiency of 61.40% in 2025-26 — both above district averages (62.86% and 56.37%, respectively). That same group of students scored much lower as 3rd graders the year before, suggesting something is working well in 4th grade. By contrast, 3rd grade reading and math both lag district averages considerably. The school has also seen meaningful academic gains across student subgroups over the past two years. Attendance is another clear strength: Norview's chronic absenteeism rate was 12.6% in 2024-25, well below the district rate of 17.9% and the state rate of 14.8%.

Compared with nearby schools, Norview sits in the middle of a low-performing cluster. It outperforms six of its ten neighbors but lags far behind Tarrallton Elementary (64th percentile) and Larrymore Elementary (47th percentile), which serve equally high-poverty populations. Norview spends $10,886 per student — more than most nearby schools and considerably more than Larrymore's $9,281 — yet outcomes remain lower, pointing to school-level practices rather than resources as the key difference. With solid attendance and pockets of academic strength, Norview appears to be on a slow positive trajectory, but consistency across grade levels remains the challenge.