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Norview High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 9% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Norview High is a public magnet high school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving 1,821 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools district, which is ranked 109 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norview High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 166 to 298 out of 321-328 schools. The school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Norview High's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in subjects like Writing, Geometry, Algebra I, Biology, English Reading, Geography, and US History. The school's performance is particularly concerning in subjects like World History I, where its proficiency rates were less than half the state average.

Norview High also faces challenges with graduation and dropout rates, as well as chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.9% to 92.8% in recent years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages. Its dropout rate has also been higher than the district and state, ranging from 4.5% to 12.1%. Additionally, Norview High has had a chronic absenteeism rate between 15.7% and 22.0%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the region, such as Indian River High in Chesapeake and Kempsville High and Princess Anne High in Virginia Beach, Norview High's performance is generally lower on various academic measures.

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 — 48th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 78% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Virginia avg78%

298^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

White (2025)33rd percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2024)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II98%+4 vs state

Geometry75%-10 vs state

English Reading73%-12 vs state

Algebra I69%-11 vs state

Writing66%-10 vs state

Biology66%-12 vs state

Earth Science65%-8 vs state

Geography45%-22 vs state

VA and US History31%-8 vs state

World History I23%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)		SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)				SOL VA and US History (2025)				SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (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 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 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 Earth Science 12th 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 11th 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%)	25.6	298^th of 328 public high schools	9.1%		32.5	274^th of 329 public high schools	16.7%	24	42.9	73.0	60.9	75.0		64.3	62.5	100.0	96.3	98.0		73.5	57.4	67.7	82.4	65.0				56.0	80.7	59.4	40.1	52.9	63.6	81.8		23.9	27.5	61.5	24.0	22.2				$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%)	24.8	303^rd of 328 public high schools	7.6%		33	273^rd of 329 public high schools	17.0%	30	43.6	63.0	37.5	54.1		57.6	54.6	89.3	86.4	97.0		87.3	55.9	40.5	89.4	74.1			58.3	71.0	79.6	69.6	46.3					36.2	34.2		39.1	22.5				$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%)	30.4	285^th of 328 public high schools	13.1%		18.6	318^th of 329 public high schools	3.3%	33	51.9	63.6	50.0	43.5		76.0	75.0	89.5	100.0	57.1		72.1	65.3	54.8	95.8		34.5	50.0		72.6	76.1	83.3	48.4					33.3	42.9	78.3	35.9	39.7				$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%)	15	319^th of 328 public high schools	2.7%		32.3	275^th of 329 public high schools	16.4%	44	28.6	60.7		82.4		55.8	50.0	100.0				68.4	56.9	75.0	69.2	48.8	47.6	50.0		72.7	71.1	76.2	32.6	46.7	81.8				29.6			13.3				$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%)	33.1	273^rd of 328 public high schools	16.8%		38.5	250^th of 329 public high schools	24.0%	23	64.3	76.0	62.9	76.4		68.9	60.0	73.3		89.2	64.3	83.8	61.2	64.1	95.2	66.0				67.4	85.7	88.4	48.4					20.0	19.7		46.5	22.0			15.2	$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%)	62	130^th of 328 public high schools	60.4%		53.7	180^th of 329 public high schools	45.3%	50	58.1	74.7	64.3	89.2		88.2	76.5	86.7		93.9		95.0	82.2	82.6	86.7					71.0	88.1	64.3	90.5													$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%)	42.3	241^st of 328 public high schools	26.5%		29.4	291^st of 329 public high schools	11.6%	50		61.5	26.9	71.0		70.2	73.8	75.0	85.3	100.0		76.1	63.3	61.7	80.3						83.7	61.7									69.3	90.0	97.3	92.1		$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%)	53.6	177^th of 328 public high schools	46.0%		52.2	187^th of 329 public high schools	43.2%	10		75.2	44.4	87.1		95.1	72.7	47.8		100.0		87.9	64.7	57.9	62.5	80.0	27.3	53.6			85.6	81.5	69.2	22.7					27.1	50.0	77.0	72.5	90.9			$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%)	69.3	93^rd of 328 public high schools	71.6%		64.1	125^th of 329 public high schools	62.0%	32	63.2	83.6	85.7	94.4	54.6	87.3	77.8	83.3		98.7		97.1	77.1	64.9	83.9				60.0	94.1	91.3	80.4	89.5						44.1						16.7	$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%)	69.3	94^th of 328 public high schools	71.3%		69.3	91^st of 329 public high schools	72.3%	3	96.3	79.0	78.3	97.9		91.1	82.6		84.6	98.9	90.0	95.8	80.6	53.9	89.5					97.3	87.0	80.8	77.3	61.1			99.1	53.9	35.2	63.6	52.4	52.6			61.5	$15,733	$2,486	$13,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Norview High

Is Norview High a good school?

Norview High ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Virginia high 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.

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

What district is Norview High in?

Norfolk City Public Schools

How many students attend Norview High?

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

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