Jacox Elementary, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Lakeisha M. Williams
Established: 1949
Mascot & colors: Pandas
Enrollment: 596 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 44 FTE
Accreditation: Accredited with Conditions (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001101

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

36%

Mathematics

43%

Science

29%

History & Social Sci.

25%

Attendance

2024-2025

30.4% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 628-2433
Office hours: Office 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; student day 9:30 a.m.-3:55 p.m.

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Jacox Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Jacox Elementary School official website (Norfolk Public Schools) — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot, founding history, website URL2025-2026 link ↗
Jacox Elementary - About/Overview page — Founding history (1949, Prof. David Gilbert Jacox namesake), 32-room building history, mascot2025-2026 link ↗

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

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