Maury High School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Karen Berg
Established: 1911
Mascot & colors: Commodores · Burnt orange, Navy
Enrollment: 1,713 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 108 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001117

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

84%

Mathematics

71%

Science

70%

History & Social Sci.

36%

88%

On-time graduation (2025)

Dropout rate

55%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

37.42%

Students in AP courses

5.49%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

626

Career & technical credentials earned

626 CTE credentials earned by 549 students.

Attendance

2024-2025

18% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Maury High School

Matthew Fontaine Maury High School opened in 1911 and is the oldest high school in Norfolk, Virginia. Named for oceanographer and naval officer Matthew Fontaine Maury, the school is known for its neo-classical building at 322 Shirley Avenue and was completely renovated in 1986. It is part of Norfolk City Public Schools and serves students in grades 9-12.

The school sits in the Ghent area of Norfolk, an established residential district near downtown. Its athletic teams, the Commodores, compete in burnt orange and navy and have won Virginia High School League state titles in football and boys basketball. The city of Norfolk has been developing plans for a new Maury High School building on the current site.

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

1939, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025

VHSL football state championships

Notable alumni

Kam Chancellor· NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XLVIII championJoe Smith· NBA player, first overall pick in the 1995 draftEmmy Raver-Lampman· Actress and singer, Netflix's The Umbrella AcademyKeely Smith· Grammy-winning singerKishi Bashi· Singer and songwriterEd Schultz· Political commentator and sports announcerLewis Binford· Archaeologist, pioneer of processual archaeologyJohn Charles Thomas· First African American justice on the Virginia Supreme CourtG. William Whitehurst· U.S. Representative and ODU professorKeAndre Lambert-Smith· NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles ChargersLaRoy Reynolds· NFL linebackerRoy Martin· 131st mayor of Norfolk

Contact

Phone: (757) 628-3344
Office hours: Office 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; school day 7:25 a.m.-2:05 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Matthew Fontaine Maury High — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, locale, 2024-2025 enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, race/ethnicity, free-lunch counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Matthew Fontaine Maury High — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout rates, advanced diploma rate, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, demographics, principal2024-2025; accreditation SY 2025-2026 link ↗
Maury High School official website (Norfolk Public Schools) — Website URL, phone, principal, office hours and bell times2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Matthew Fontaine Maury High School — Founding history, neighborhood, mascot, colors, VHSL state championships, notable alumni2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — File:Maury High School, Norfolk, Va c1961.jpg — Freely-licensed building photograph (CC BY-SA 3.0)c. 1961 link ↗

Photo: Maury High School, Norfolk, Va c1961 by Chopsva, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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