Ghent K-8

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Norfolk, Virginia

Ghent K-8 in Norfolk, Virginia enrolled 501 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 77% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

482 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 501 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Ghent K-8 by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50102004006002022-234822023-245012024-25501
Students enrolled at Ghent K-8 by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50102004006002022-234822023-245012024-25501
Students enrolled at Ghent K-8 by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50102004006002022-234822023-245012024-25501
Students enrolled at Ghent K-8 by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50102004006002022-234822023-245012024-25501
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348236.013.4
2023-2450140.012.5
2024-2550136.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Ghent K-8 13.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGhent K-8 13.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Ghent K-8 13.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGhent K-8 13.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Ghent K-8 13.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGhent K-8 13.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Ghent K-8 13.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGhent K-8 13.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 474 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ghent K-8 enrolled 474 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 474 of the 474 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent7.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.9% of students were Black, 42.5% White, 7.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black42.9%
  2. White42.5%
  3. Two or more races7.6%
  4. Hispanic5.6%
  5. Asian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Ghent K-8 scored proficient or above: 77% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math77%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Norfolk

31 public elementary schools in Norfolk report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Crossroads PreK-8 School79011.697.9%
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella68612.098.4%
Lake Taylor66410.498.8%
Jacox Elementary59613.599.3%
Larrymore Elementary58415.499.5%
Little Creek Elementary58313.097.1%
Ingleside Elementary57414.097.9%
Coleman Place Elementary55113.199.6%

All public schools in Norfolk →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ghent K-8

  1. P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 241 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. James Monroe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 299 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Ghent K-8 with P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Norfolk City Public Schools spends per student$16,341 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,341
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaGhent K-8 is the number 572 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#572 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ghent K-8

  1. How many students attend Ghent K-8?
    501 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 482 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Norfolk, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ghent K-8?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ghent K-8 a Title I school?
    Ghent K-8 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ghent K-8 do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Ghent K-8 scored proficient or above: 77% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ghent K-8 in?
    Norfolk City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510267001096 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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