Granby Elementary School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Kelley Gray
Established: 1948
Mascot & colors: Bulldogs
Enrollment: 464 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 37 FTE
Accreditation: Accredited / in compliance with Standards of Accreditation (all required evidence submitted and approved) (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001097

About Granby Elementary School

Granby Elementary School opened in September 1948 as the first elementary school built in Norfolk after World War II. Its parent-teacher association had been organized in 1944 with 52 charter members. Designed by architect Vernon Moore, the brick building with tile-walled interiors was constructed on nine acres of city-owned land at a cost of roughly $757,000. Enrollment grew rapidly in the early 1950s, prompting an eight-classroom addition and enlarged lunchroom in 1950, and by 1952 membership approached 1,300 in a building designed for about 900. Later additions included a recreation-center wing in 1969 (later used as the gymnasium) and further classrooms in 1986 and 1989.

The school sits on Newport Avenue in northern Norfolk, on a low peninsula near the Lafayette River and immediately adjacent to Granby High School. It is part of Norfolk City Public Schools and serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade 5.

Contact

Phone: 757-451-4150
Office hours: Office 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; student day 8:55 AM - 3:20 PM

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Granby Elementary (510267001097) — NCES ID, address, grades PK-5, total enrollment (464), FTE teachers (37.0), student/teacher ratio (12.54), locale (City, Midsize), charter status (No), district, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced-lunch eligible (462)2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Granby Elementary — Accreditation status/compliance (SY2025-2026), principal (Kelley Gray), phone, grades. SOL pass rates were NOT reliably obtained (page is JavaScript-rendered; see researchNotes).2024-2025 / 2025-2026 link ↗
Granby Elementary School official website — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot (Bulldogs)2026 link ↗
Granby Elementary School - About Our School — Founding history: PTA 1944, opened Sept 1948, architect Vernon Moore, 9 acres, construction costs, additions (1950/1969/1986/1989)historical link ↗

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