Oceanair Elementary, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Mr. Jason Koonce
Established: 1916 · this campus 1955
Mascot & colors: Dolphins
Enrollment: 400 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001126

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

61%

Mathematics

63%

Science

56%

History & Social Sci.

42%

Attendance

2024-2025

17.25% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Oceanair Elementary

Oceanair Elementary is a public PK-5 school in the Norfolk City Public Schools division. The school first opened in 1916, with C. Fred Kelley serving as its first principal. The current building at 600 Dudley Avenue was constructed in 1955 to accommodate a growing student population.

The school sits in the Ocean View area of northern Norfolk, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It serves a diverse student body and is classified by NCES as being in a midsize-city locale.

Contact

Phone: (757) 531-3095
Office hours: Office hours 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; school hours 8:50 am - 3:20 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Oceanair Elementary — NCES ID, address, grades, total enrollment and by-grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced-lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Oceanair Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading, math, science, history), demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity percentages), chronic absenteeism, principalSY 2024-2025 metrics; SY 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Oceanair Elementary School official website (About Our School) — Principal, phone, office/school hours, mascot, founding history (1916, first principal C. Fred Kelley, 1955 building), website URL2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons media search — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES enrollment/staffing and VA School Quality Profile metrics); accreditation SY 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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