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Walter Herron Taylor Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1122 W. Princess Anne Road, Norfolk, VA 23507 · (757) 628-2525 · Part of Norfolk City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
403
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walter Herron Taylor Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 33.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Norfolk kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Walter Herron Taylor ElementaryYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1122 W. Princess Anne Road, Norfolk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten65
Grade 179
Grade 263
Grade 363
Grade 460
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
301’20
318’21
341’22
343’23
403’24

Up 33.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 40%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walter Herron Taylor Elementary 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.