Norfolk public schools: every school, zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: Norfolk Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles, the federal NCES school directory and Private School Survey, and the division’s 2026-27 boundary maps.

Every public school in the city is run by Norfolk Public Schools (NPS), a single division that covers all of Norfolk. Its main line is 757-628-3830. Each school below has its own page with its address, principal, state report card, feeder schools and bell times.

Attendance zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines. Look up an address in the division’s Find My School map before you buy or rent, or see the 2026-27 boundaries in the Redistricting Locator. Calendar dates, registration and School Board meetings are in our Norfolk schools guide.

How to read the tables

• Students: the state’s fall 2025 count, which starts at kindergarten.
• State score: the school’s score and performance level on Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework, from its School Quality Profile. The levels are Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Needs Intensive Support.
• Schools are listed alphabetically.

High schools

Norfolk’s high schools play in the Virginia High School League’s Eastern District. See our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

Middle schools

K-8, PreK-8 and 3-8 schools

Ghent School and the Academy for Discovery at Lakewood have no attendance zone; students apply through the division’s specialty programs. Ruffner and Southside STEM Academy serve zones and also take students by application.

Elementary schools

P.B. Young Sr. Elementary serves pre-K through second grade. Granby, Lindenwood, P.B. Young Sr. and Tarrallton elementary schools are scheduled to close in June 2027 under Phase II of the division’s consolidation plan; students will start 2027-28 at newly assigned schools, the division said.

Enrollment at the high, middle and K-8 schools

Other public schools and programs

These are on the division’s schools list but have no state report card of their own or no attendance zone, so they have no separate page here:

• Academy of International Studies at Rosemont, 1330 Branch Road: citywide middle school program in world languages or military science, including the Young Scholars program for students identified as gifted. Students apply through the specialty programs page.
• Norfolk Technical Center, 1330 N. Military Highway: career and technical programs for high school students.
• Madison Alternative Center: alternative education program.
• Early childhood centers: Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center (1530 Cypress St.), Easton Preschool at Fairlawn (1132 Wade St.) and Oceanair Early Childhood Center (600 Dudley Ave.), which took in the preschool program from Willoughby Early Childhood Center when Willoughby closed in summer 2026.
• Virtual Scholars Academy, the division’s online school.

Norview Elementary closed in summer 2026; its students were reassigned to Sherwood Forest and Tanners Creek, the division’s timeline says.

Charter schools: the federal NCES directory lists no public charter schools in Norfolk Public Schools.

Private schools

These private schools have Norfolk addresses in the federal Private School Survey for 2023-24. Grades are as the survey lists them. A website link appears where we confirmed the school’s own site; otherwise the link goes to the federal listing.

Norfolk Collegiate School is listed at two campuses. The survey also lists the Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health, which runs a school program for its patients.

More on Norfolk schools

• Our Norfolk schools guide: calendar, registration, ratings and School Board meetings
• Moving to Norfolk
• Norfolk neighborhoods

Frequently asked questions

How many public schools are in Norfolk?

Norfolk Public Schools has 39 schools with a state report card: 5 high schools, 4 middle schools, 6 K-8, PreK-8 and 3-8 schools and 24 elementary schools. It also runs early childhood centers, the Norfolk Technical Center and other programs.

How do I find my school zone in Norfolk?

Enter your address in the division’s Find My School map at norfolkjs.gisllcmaps.com. Zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines.

Are there charter schools in Norfolk?

No. The federal school directory lists no public charter schools in Norfolk Public Schools. The division runs its own citywide specialty programs, which students apply to.

Which Norfolk schools are closing?

Granby, Lindenwood, P.B. Young Sr. and Tarrallton elementary schools are scheduled to close in June 2027 under the division’s consolidation plan. Norview Elementary closed in summer 2026.