Blair Middle School, Norfolk VA: Phone, Mascot & Test Scores

Blair Middle School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 628-2400
Hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Mascot: Clippers
Principal: Ms. Shenay Lewis
Address: 730 Spotswood Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517

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.

2.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 57.2% across all subjects — 15th percentile statewide.

2.0 · Academic progress

69% of students showed growth in reading and 59% in math — 11th percentile.

5.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 12.6% — better attendance than 45% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.8 for 2025–26, compared with 3.5 for 2024–25 — down 0.7.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

94%state 82%

Algebra I

98%state 86%

Civics & Econ

60%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

49%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

36%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

20%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

41%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

63%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

61%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

55%state 74%

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

Blair Middle School & its school zone

A public middle school in Norfolk Public Schools, Blair Middle School anchors its attendance zone in Norfolk, VA 23517. Buyers searching homes for sale near Blair 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 2.8/10 — 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 3.5 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 57.2%, with standout results in Algebra I (98% vs an 86% state average) and Geometry (94% vs an 82% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 69% of students showed growth in English reading and 59% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, 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 Blair 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: Regular public school
Established: 1922
Enrollment: 1,134 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 77 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001082

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

60%

Mathematics

49%

Science

60%

History & Social Sci.

66%

Attendance

2025-2026

12.6% 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.

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
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, principalSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Blair Middle School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office hours, mascot, website URL2026
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
Wikimedia Commons — File:James Blair Junior High School.jpg ↗ — Freely-licensed (public domain) building photo, author Nyttend, dated 2017-04-152017

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.

Blair Middle School