Ghent K-8 School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: K-8
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Jennifer Banks
Mascot & colors: Suns
Enrollment: 501 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 36 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001096

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

80%

Mathematics

74%

Science

86%

History & Social Sci.

87%

Attendance

2024-2025

4.8% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Ghent K-8 School

Ghent K-8 (locally known as Ghent School) is a public school in Norfolk City Public Schools, located at 200 Shirley Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. It serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade and, per the state profile, offers a Gifted and Talented program. In 2024-2025 it enrolled 501 students. Its mascot is the Suns.

The school sits within Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood, which was the city's first planned suburb. The surrounding Ghent Historic District, developed largely between 1890 and the early 1900s and named for the Treaty of Ghent, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A specific founding year for the school itself could not be verified from the authoritative sources consulted.

Contact

Phone: (757) 628-2565
Office hours: Office: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; School day: 8:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Ghent K-8 — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Ghent K-8 — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism2024-2025 data; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Ghent School official website (Norfolk City Public Schools) — Principal, phone, office and school hours, mascot, mission2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Ghent (Norfolk) — Neighborhood/historic district background for About sectionn/a link ↗

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

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