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St. Helena Elementary

903 S Main St, Norfolk, VA 23523 · Home of the Panthers

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
1.7/10
Below state average
Last year · 2024–25
1.4/10
Below state average
▲ Up 0.3 from 2024–25
VaHome School Score

Rating: VaHome School Score, computed from Virginia Department of Education data (2025–26) — methodology on this page. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

St. Helena Elementary phone, hours & mascot

Phone
(757) 494-3884
Hours
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (school day: PreK 9:00-3:25; K-5 9:00-3:40)
Mascot
Panthers
Principal
Angel Robinson
Address
903 S Main St, Norfolk, VA 23523
Official school website ↗

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.

1.6 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 47.5% across all subjects — 6th percentile statewide.

2.1 · Academic progress

73% of students showed growth in reading and 54% in math — 12th percentile.

1.3 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 21.8% — better attendance than 3% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.7 for 2025–26, compared with 1.4 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
35%state 69%
Virginia Studies
47%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
50%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
47%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
39%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
48%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
55%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
59%state 73%

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

St. Helena Elementary & its school zone

St. Helena Elementary serves Norfolk, VA 23523 students as a public elementary school in Norfolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near St. Helena 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 1.7/10 — 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 1.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 47.5%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 73% of students showed growth in English reading and 54% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 21.8%, 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 St. Helena 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
Regular public elementary school (not charter)
Enrollment
241 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
12:1
Classroom teachers
19 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510267001137

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
53%
Mathematics
46%
Science
35%
History & Social Sci.
47%

Attendance

2025-2026

21.8% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About St. Helena Elementary

St. Helena Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Norfolk City Public Schools division, located at 903 S. Main St. in Norfolk, Virginia. It serves roughly 230 students and is led by principal Angel Robinson. The school identifies with the Panthers as its mascot and the motto "Home of Panther Pride."

The school sits in the St. Helena section of Norfolk's greater Berkley area, on the south side of the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The name traces to the former St. Helena Training Station, a naval facility later absorbed into Naval Station Norfolk. Berkley began as colonial-era land grants to the Herbert family in the mid-1600s, was incorporated as an independent town in 1890, and was annexed by the City of Norfolk on January 1, 1906.

Data sources

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.

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