Norview High School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Tori Jacobs-Sumbry
Established: 1922 · this campus 2004
Mascot & colors: Pilots · Royal blue, White
Enrollment: 1,585 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 120 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001122

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

72%

Mathematics

72%

Science

66%

History & Social Sci.

38%

81%

On-time graduation (2025 (4-year cohort, 473 students))

14%

Dropout rate

College & career readiness

2024-2025

19.37%

Students in AP courses

4.61%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

479

Career & technical credentials earned

479 CTE credentials earned; 397 students earned one or more. AP enrollment 307 students; dual enrollment 73 students.

Attendance

2024-2025

21% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Norview High School

Norview High School is a public high school in the Norview section of Norfolk, Virginia, part of Norfolk City Public Schools. It traces its origins to the early 1920s and became part of the Norfolk city system after the Norview area was annexed. On February 2, 1959, Norview admitted several members of the 'Norfolk 17,' the group of African American students who were the first to integrate white public schools in Virginia following the Massive Resistance era.

The current campus at 6501 Chesapeake Boulevard opened in 2004, replacing an earlier building on Middleton Place whose cornerstone was laid in 1952. The school's mascot, the Pilots, is unusual among American high schools and is said to originate with an early principal who was an amateur aviator flying at a nearby airfield. School colors are royal blue and white.

Notable alumni

Jodi Rell· Governor of Connecticut 2004-2010 (Class of 1964)Leroy R. Hassell Sr.· Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (Class of 1973)Deborah Shelton· Miss USA 1970 and actress on the TV series Dallas (Class of 1966)Beverly Middleton· Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (Class of 1946)Daun Hester· Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (Class of 1973)Alan Williams· Former NFL defensive coordinator (Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears) (Class of 1987)Keyontae Johnson· NBA basketball player, Charlotte Hornets (Class of 2018, transferred)Kaytron Allen· College football player, Penn State Nittany Lions (Class of 2022, transferred)Donovan Rose· Professional football player (CFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins) (Class of 1975)David Martin· NFL football player (Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills) (Class of 1997)

Contact

Phone: (757) 852-4500
Office hours: 7:00am - 4:00pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Norview High School — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Norview High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, on-time graduation rate, dropout rate, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, demographics2024-2025 data; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Norview High School official website (Norfolk Public Schools) — Principal, phone, office hours, website, mascot history, founding/building history2026 link ↗
Wikipedia - Norview High School — Founding year, Norfolk 17 integration history, mascot, colors, notable alumni2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons - File:Norview HS Norfolk VA — Freely-licensed (CC BY-SA 2.0) photo of the school marching band2017 link ↗

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