Jacox Elementary, Norfolk, VA: Phone, Mascot & Test Scores

Jacox Elementary phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 628-2433
Hours: Office 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; student day 9:30 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
Mascot: Pandas
Principal: Dr. Lakeisha M. Williams
Address: 1300 Marshall Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

1.2 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 41.9% across all subjects — 3th percentile statewide.

1.3 · Academic progress

60% of students showed growth in reading and 56% in math — 4th percentile.

2.1 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 15.7% — better attendance than 12% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.4 for 2025–26, compared with 1.1 for 2024–25 — up 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

36%state 69%

Virginia Studies

39%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

49%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

29%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

49%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

46%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

36%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

52%state 73%

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

Jacox Elementary & its school zone

Jacox Elementary is a public elementary school in Norfolk, VA 23504, part of Norfolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Jacox Elementary are shopping this Norfolk school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Norfolk elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 1.4/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 1.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 41.9%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 60% of students showed growth in English reading and 56% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, compared with the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Norfolk school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Jacox Elementary. 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: PK-5
School type: Public
Established: 1949
Enrollment: 542 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 44 FTE
Accreditation: Accredited with Conditions (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001101

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

45%

Mathematics

43%

Science

36%

History & Social Sci.

39%

Attendance

2025-2026

15.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Jacox Elementary

Jacox Elementary School opened in 1949 in Norfolk, Virginia, originally as Jacox Junior High School. It is named for Professor David Gilbert Jacox (born 1870 in Perquimans County, North Carolina), an educator, attorney, and minister who moved to Norfolk as a child and later served as a school principal and organized the first library at Norfolk Mission College, now Norfolk State University. The 32-room building was constructed at his request to the local School Board and named in his honor.

The school sits at 1300 Marshall Ave in the 23504 ZIP code of Norfolk and is part of Norfolk City Public Schools. It serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5 and is classified by the federal government as a midsize-city locale. Its mascot is the Panda.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Jacox Elementary ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment total and by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status2024-2025 enrollment/staffing; 2025-2026 directory
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Jacox Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Jacox Elementary School official website (Norfolk Public Schools) ↗ — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot, founding history, website URL2025-2026
Jacox Elementary - About/Overview page ↗ — Founding history (1949, Prof. David Gilbert Jacox namesake), 32-room building history, mascot2025-2026

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.

Jacox Elementary