Coleman Place Elementary School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Denise Green
Established: 1925 · this campus 2007
Mascot & colors: Cougars
Enrollment: 551 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 42 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001089

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

52%

Mathematics

36%

Science

25%

History & Social Sci.

43%

About Coleman Place Elementary School

Coleman Place Elementary School opened on January 25, 1925, when the area was still part of Norfolk County, and was named for the Coleman Place section of the county in which it stood. The original two-story building housed roughly 130 students in eight classrooms, with additions following in 1945 and a library in 1946. The school became part of Norfolk City Public Schools in 1955 following the city's annexation of the surrounding territory. A new $20 million, two-story building opened in 2007 under Principal Dr. Callie Richardson, designed to accommodate approximately 800 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

The school sits in the Coleman Place neighborhood of north-central Norfolk, Virginia, at 2445 Palmyra Street (ZIP 23513). NCES classifies its locale as 'City, Midsize.' It serves grades PK-5 as part of Norfolk City Public Schools and enrolls a student body drawn from military, single-parent, and extended families in the surrounding community.

Contact

Phone: (757) 852-4641
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Coleman Place Elementary — NCES School ID (510267001089), address, phone, grades (PK-5), enrollment (551), teachers FTE (42.0), student/teacher ratio (13.12), locale (City Midsize), charter status (No), race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligibility2024-2025 enrollment/staffing; 2025-2026 directory link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Coleman Place Elementary — Accreditation (Fully Accredited, SY2025-2026), SOL pass rates (reading 52, math 36, science 25, history 43), enrollment trend, demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Coleman Place Elementary School official website — Principal (Denise Green), phone, office hours (M-F 8:00am-4:00pm), bell schedule (8:40am-3:20pm), mascot (Cougars), website URL2025-2026 link ↗
Coleman Place Elementary - About/Overview page — Founding history (opened Jan 25, 1925; named for Coleman Place area of Norfolk County), building history (1945/1946 additions; 2007 $20M new building under Dr. Callie Richardson), community descriptioncurrent link ↗

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