Blair Middle School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Regular public school
Principal: Ms. Shenay Lewis
Established: 1922
Mascot & colors: Clippers
Enrollment: 1,141 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 77 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001082

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

61%

Mathematics

49%

Science

62%

History & Social Sci.

55%

Attendance

2024-2025

13.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Blair Middle School

Blair Middle School occupies a historic three-story brick building with limestone trim and Beaux Arts styling at 730 Spotswood Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Built in 1922 to a design by the local architectural firm of Calrow, Wrenn, and Tazewell, it was the first junior high school constructed by the Norfolk city school administration. The school is named for James Blair, one of the founders of the College of William and Mary. The building was converted to a middle school in the 1980s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 2000.

The school sits in the Spotswood Avenue area of Norfolk, near the Colley Avenue and Ghent sections of the city, and is part of Norfolk City Public Schools. It serves grades 6 through 8 and its athletic teams are known as the Clippers.

Contact

Phone: (757) 628-2400
Office hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Blair Middle — NCES School ID, grades, total enrollment and by-grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch, phone, address, charter status2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Blair Middle — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (English/reading, math, science, history), enrollment history, demographics (econ disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity percentages), chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Blair Middle School official website — Principal, phone, office hours, mascot, website URL2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — James Blair Junior High School — Founding year (1922), architect, Beaux Arts style, naming for James Blair, conversion to middle school, National Register of Historic Places listing2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — File:James Blair Junior High School.jpg — Freely-licensed (public domain) building photo, author Nyttend, dated 2017-04-152017 link ↗

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

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