Bay View Elementary, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Laura Baez-Akbik
Established: 1923
Mascot & colors: Dolphins
Enrollment: 500 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 35 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001081

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

63%

Mathematics

58%

Science

42%

History & Social Sci.

32%

Attendance

2024-2025

11.4% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Bay View Elementary

Bay View Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Norfolk City Public Schools division, located at 1434 E Bayview Blvd on the north side of Norfolk, Virginia, a few blocks from the Chesapeake Bay. The original building was constructed in 1923, and between 1977 and 1999 the school underwent renovation of the original structure along with the addition of a newly constructed wing.

The school sits in Norfolk's Bay View neighborhood and describes itself as a multigenerational school, noting that parents and grandparents of many current students also attended Bay View. It serves roughly 500 students and is a Fully Accredited school under the Virginia Standards of Accreditation.

Contact

Phone: (757) 531-3030
Office hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Bay View Elementary — NCES School ID, address, phone, district, grades served, total enrollment, full-time teachers (FTE), student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Bay View Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading, math, science, history/social science), demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Bay View Elementary School official website — Principal, phone, office hours, mascot (Dolphins), founding year (1923), renovation history2026 link ↗

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