Lake Taylor
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Norfolk, Virginia
Lake Taylor in Norfolk, Virginia enrolled 664 students in 2024-25 with 64.0 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%
626 students in 2022-23, 681 students in 2023-24, 664 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 64.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 626 | 52.0 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 60.0 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 664 | 64.0 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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.
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 306 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Taylor enrolled 611 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 87 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 306 of the 611 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions87
- Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.5% of students were Black, 14.5% Hispanic, 12.8% White in 2024-25.
- Black59.5%
- Hispanic14.5%
- White12.8%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Asian4.5%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Lake Taylor scored proficient or above: 41% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 41% | not published | 67.5% |
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; Lake Taylor is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads PreK-8 School | 790 | 11.6 | 97.9% |
| Southside STEM Academy at Campostella | 686 | 12.0 | 98.4% |
| Lake Taylor | 664 | 10.4 | 98.8% |
| Jacox Elementary | 596 | 13.5 | 99.3% |
| Larrymore Elementary | 584 | 15.4 | 99.5% |
| Little Creek Elementary | 583 | 13.0 | 97.1% |
| Ingleside Elementary | 574 | 14.0 | 97.9% |
| Coleman Place Elementary | 551 | 13.1 | 99.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Taylor
- Sherwood Forest ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 406 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Coleman Place ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 551 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Lake Taylor with Sherwood Forest ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in VirginiaLake Taylor is the number 241 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#241 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- 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 Lake Taylor
How many students attend Lake Taylor?
664 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 626 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Norfolk, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Taylor?
10.4 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.Is Lake Taylor a Title I school?
Lake Taylor ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lake Taylor do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lake Taylor scored proficient or above: 41% 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.What district is Lake Taylor in?
Norfolk City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510267001105 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.