Azalea Gardens Middle School, Norfolk, VA: Phone & Mascot

Azalea Gardens Middle School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 531-3000
Hours: Office hours 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; student hours 8:15 a.m.–2:45 p.m.
Mascot: Rockets
Principal: Dr. Tammi Hinton
Address: 7721 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23518

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

3.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 60.3% across all subjects — 22th percentile statewide.

2.3 · Academic progress

70% of students showed growth in reading and 62% in math — 15th percentile.

1.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 24.0% — better attendance than 6% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.5 for 2025–26, compared with 3.1 for 2024–25 — down 0.6.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Geometry

75%state 82%

Algebra I

99%state 86%

Civics & Econ

63%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

56%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

45%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

23%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

61%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

62%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

54%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

66%state 74%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Azalea Gardens Middle School & its school zone

Azalea Middle School is a public middle school in Norfolk, VA 23518, part of Norfolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Azalea Middle School are shopping this Norfolk school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Norfolk middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 2.5/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 3.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 60.3%, with standout results in Algebra I (99% vs an 86% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 70% of students showed growth in English reading and 62% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, compared with the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Norfolk school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Azalea Middle School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Norfolk Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Public
Enrollment: 766 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 52 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001078

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

60%

Mathematics

54%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

70%

Attendance

2025-2026

24% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Azalea Gardens Middle School

Azalea Gardens Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Norfolk City Public Schools division. It sits at 7721 Azalea Garden Road in the Azalea Gardens/Azalea Acres section of northern Norfolk, Virginia, near the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Its teams are known as the Rockets, and the school uses the motto "Soaring to Success... No Matter What."

The school earned full state accreditation for the 2023-2024 school year, its first full accreditation since the 2011-2012 SOL results, and it continues to be fully accredited for 2025-2026. It enrolled 792 students in 2024-2025.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Azalea Gardens Middle (510267001078) ↗ — NCES ID, address, district, grades, total enrollment (792), FTE teachers (52.0), student/teacher ratio (15.23), locale, free-lunch eligibility, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Azalea Gardens Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading 61, math 58, science 62, history 70), demographics percentages, chronic absenteeism (24%), principal, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Azalea Gardens Middle School official website (About Our School) ↗ — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot (Rockets), motto, website URL2025-2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Azalea Gardens Middle School