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Lake Taylor High
C+

Lake Taylor High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1384 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502 · (757) 892-3200 · Part of Norfolk City Public Schools

Norfolk’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,107
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lake Taylor High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state

On the path

Where Norfolk kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lake Taylor HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1384 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9399
Grade 10346
Grade 11206
Grade 12156
Enrollment over time
1,075’20
1,012’21
1,030’22
1,137’23
1,107’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 16%White 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Taylor High from Norfolk families.

Other schools in Norfolk City Public Schools

The district →
Crossroads PreK-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Norfolk
D
790 students12:1
Jacox Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norfolk
D−
596 students14:1
Larrymore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norfolk
C
584 students15:1
Little Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norfolk
D
583 students13:1
Ingleside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norfolk
D
574 students14:1
Coleman Place Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norfolk
D−
551 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Norfolk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.