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Norview High

Q: Is Norview High a good school?

Norview High ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Norview High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,585 students attended Norview High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Norview High?

Students at Norview High are 53% African American, 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Norview High?

Norview High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bay View Elementary Elementary : Crossroads PreK-8 School Elementary : Norview Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 5% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Norview High is a large comprehensive high school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving 1,585 students in grades 9–12 as part of Norfolk City Public Schools. The school has experienced a significant decline over the past decade, falling from the 42nd percentile statewide in 2015–2016 to the 5th percentile in 2025–2026. The graduation rate is 80.9% — nearly 11 points below the state average of 92.3% — and the dropout rate has more than doubled since 2021–2022 to 13.5%. Chronic absenteeism affects 21.5% of students, well above the state's 14.8% rate. Nearby schools tell a different story: Maury graduates 87.6% of its students, Bayside graduates 98.7%, and Kempsville graduates 96.6%.

Academically, Norview shows an uneven picture. In 10th grade, only 25.6% of students were proficient in Writing and 43.1% in Reading, compared to state rates of 64.1% and 63.9%. History scores are especially concerning, with just 3.6% of 10th graders proficient in VA/US History. However, there are genuine bright spots: 9th-grade Earth Science proficiency is 80.8%, above the state average of 74.8%, and 12th-grade Biology and Geography scores also exceed state rates. English Learner outcomes are the weakest in Virginia, with Norview ranked last among all schools statewide for ELL proficiency.

Norview serves a very high-poverty population with a free/reduced lunch rate above 100%, yet per-pupil spending of $8,374 is far lower than neighboring Virginia Beach schools like Princess Anne ($15,733) and Kempsville ($12,659). The comparison with Churchland High in Portsmouth is striking: Churchland serves a similar high-poverty population but ranks 20th in Virginia with a 92.8% graduation rate, demonstrating that better outcomes are achievable. Norview also has notable successes — a subgroup of students ranked 2nd in the state in 2023–2024, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.2 is favorable. These bright spots suggest improvement is possible with targeted interventions, particularly around attendance and early high school support.

1,585

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,374

Per pupil spending ?

108.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 Chesapeake Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23513

(757) 852-4500

District: Norfolk City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Norview High:

Elementary:	Bay View Elementary
	Crossroads PreK-8 School
	Norview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

White:

18.5%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 79% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (81% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg61%

Virginia avg79%

314^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Norfolk City Public Schools

112^th of 131Norfolk 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
2026	18.2	314 of 331	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	298 of 328	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	274 of 329	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	283 of 326	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	261 of 325	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	284 of 327	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	286 of 327	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	204 of 324	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	186 of 321	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	166 of 322	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	139 of 322	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.6	167 of 321	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	167 of 321	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	144 of 320	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.8	214 of 317	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	208 of 313	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	135 of 316	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	91 of 313	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	57.5	99 of 314	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	108 of 308	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	231 of 242	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	188 of 240	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	85.4	2 of 118	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	3 of 120	97.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	242 of 252	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	119 of 122	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	313 of 322	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	279 of 321	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	228 of 242	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	166 of 233	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	160 of 232	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	302 of 321	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	284 of 324	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	244 of 320	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	265 of 321	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	92 of 98	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	86 of 92	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	164 of 196	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	140 of 198	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	138 of 198	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	157 of 193	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	273 of 312	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	210 of 313	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	272 of 314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	248 of 315	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)98th percentile+82 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II95%~ state avg

Earth Science81%+6 vs state

Geometry72%-14 vs state

English Reading69%-17 vs state

Writing63%-14 vs state

Biology61%-16 vs state

Algebra I61%-18 vs state

Geography46%-26 vs state

World History I25%-45 vs state

VA and US History8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)			SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)			SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (2026)			SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norview High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6501 Chesapeake Blvd	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 852-4500	1,585	120	13.2	108.1%	293 (18.5%)	847 (53.4%)	275 (17.4%)	45 (2.8%)	7 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	112 (7.1%)	18.2	314^th of 331 public high schools	5.1%		25.6	298^th of 328 public high schools	9.1%	16	25.6	75.2		71.9		58.0	62.4	90.0	61.5	95.4			70.5	46.6	68.3	83.3	80.8			43.1	78.9	69.2	42.9		91.7		3.6	15.2		31.4	15.2				$8,374	$93	$8,281
Granby High	Public	9-12	7101 Granby St	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4110	1,980	116	17.0	97.5%	478 (24.1%)	989 (49.9%)	323 (16.3%)	40 (2.0%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	138 (7.0%)	22.9	307^th of 331 public high schools	7.3%		24.8	303^rd of 328 public high schools	7.6%	4	28.6	60.9		70.4	23.3	61.0	72.3	86.4	81.3	89.0	90.0		88.3	58.8	66.7	82.1	68.8	50.0		34.3	76.8	70.3	43.6	33.3			37.0	29.3	69.2	44.8	43.2	43.5			$8,272	$182	$8,090
Lake Taylor High	Public	9-12	1384 Kempsville Rd	Norfolk	23502	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 892-3200	1,107	75	14.7	93.0%	116 (10.5%)	733 (66.2%)	180 (16.3%)	31 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.1%)	23.8	305^th of 331 public high schools	7.9%		30.4	285^th of 328 public high schools	13.1%	20	36.2	69.8	87.1	33.3		47.6	64.6	81.8					63.0	58.8	73.5	81.0	63.0	45.5		58.6	84.0	84.9	43.8	75.0			34.3	35.9	68.8	37.1	26.9				$7,779	$119	$7,660
Booker T Washington High	Public	9-12	1111 Park Ave	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-3575	904	75	12.0	92.7%	64 (7.1%)	691 (76.4%)	94 (10.4%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.4%)	18.8	312^th of 331 public high schools	5.7%		15	319^th of 328 public high schools	2.7%	7	35.7	52.0	66.7	53.3		57.1	61.1						51.4	59.6	65.5	68.4	52.0	50.0		69.6	72.6	65.4	47.5	68.2			39.1	56.9		50.9	42.3				$9,566	$443	$9,123
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	Public, Magnet	9-12	322 Shirley Ave	Norfolk	23517	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 628-3344	1,713	108	15.8	96.3%	456 (26.6%)	930 (54.3%)	160 (9.3%)	41 (2.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (6.9%)	38.6	254^th of 331 public high schools	23.3%		33.1	273^rd of 328 public high schools	16.8%	19	48.8	80.4	89.3	67.9		72.7	64.4	56.3	72.2	97.9	70.4	69.2	84.0	57.6	60.6	84.6	73.5			62.5	87.7	76.0	50.7	27.3	84.6		18.5	25.6		63.5	38.7		80.0		$8,388	$60	$8,327
Bayside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4960 Haygood Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-5200	1,984	117	16.9	82.7%	469 (23.6%)	895 (45.1%)	301 (15.2%)	119 (6.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	193 (9.7%)	58.5	153^rd of 331 public high schools	53.8%		62	130^th of 328 public high schools	60.4%	23	60.0	73.9	58.3	94.1		90.6	82.4			98.4			97.7	65.5	59.6	73.9					88.7	60.0	89.6												$12,733	$860	$11,872
I.C. Norcom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 London Blvd	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 393-5442	1,009	75	13.4	100.7%	42 (4.2%)	883 (87.5%)	41 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	46.7	216^th of 331 public high schools	34.7%		42.3	241^st of 328 public high schools	26.5%	25		60.7	69.3	91.4		73.4	81.3		83.3	83.3			87.9	71.9	72.2	90.7				60.0	85.0	88.1								72.6	79.3	78.6	100.0		$10,960	$1,693	$9,267
Indian River High	Public	9-12	1969 Braves Trl	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7000	1,634	132	12.3	72.6%	379 (23.2%)	816 (49.9%)	206 (12.6%)	52 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	174 (10.6%)	48.3	210^th of 331 public high schools	36.6%		53.6	177^th of 328 public high schools	46.0%	33		76.1	32.0	84.0	53.9	92.0	69.8		70.0	95.2			85.4	59.8	50.0	69.2	75.0	60.0	60.0		84.6	73.1		57.1				27.4		72.9	52.0			33.3	$11,428	$304	$11,124
Kempsville High	Public	9-12	5194 Chief Trail	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5450	2,046	117	17.4	41.0%	916 (44.8%)	534 (26.1%)	310 (15.2%)	90 (4.4%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	178 (8.7%)	74.5	59^th of 331 public high schools	82.2%		69.3	93^rd of 328 public high schools	71.6%	34	66.7	84.5	72.7	92.9	47.6	92.6	89.3	100.0		100.0			95.0	72.0	83.3					90.0	94.0	85.7	90.2					66.7							$12,659	$995	$11,664
Princess Anne High	Public	9-12	4400 Virginia Beach Blvd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5600	1,621	113	14.3	32.3%	762 (47.0%)	330 (20.4%)	191 (11.8%)	148 (9.1%)	6 (0.4%)	12 (0.7%)	172 (10.6%)	73.6	65^th of 331 public high schools	80.4%		69.3	94^th of 328 public high schools	71.3%	29	96.4	84.6	93.8	93.8		86.6	88.2			97.6			95.1	81.8	68.4	100.0				98.2	91.7	94.1	78.5	76.5		98.9				77.8	55.2				$15,733	$2,486	$13,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Norview High

What schools feed into Norview High?

Norview High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bay View Elementary
Elementary : Crossroads PreK-8 School
Elementary : Norview Elementary

How many students attend Norview High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,585 students attended Norview High.

Is Norview High a good school?

Norview High ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Virginia high schools.

What district is Norview High in?

Norfolk City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Norview High?

Students at Norview High are 53% African American, 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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