W.H. Taylor Elementary School, Norfolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Charlene M. Feliton
Established: 1917 · this campus 1999
Mascot & colors: Owls
Enrollment: 403 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 26 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510267001144

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

78%

Mathematics

81%

Science

73%

History & Social Sci.

62%

Attendance

2024-2025

13.4% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About W.H. Taylor Elementary School

W.H. Taylor Elementary School (officially Walter Herron Taylor Elementary) is a PK-5 public school in the Norfolk City Public Schools division, located at 1122 West Princess Anne Road in Norfolk's West Ghent neighborhood. The school is named for Walter Herron Taylor (1838-1916), a Norfolk banker, lawyer, railroad executive, and Confederate officer who served as an aide to General Robert E. Lee. The original school building, completed in 1917, was designed by Virginia architect John Kevan Peebles in the Colonial Revival style to complement the surrounding early-20th-century homes of West Ghent.

The original 1917 building was briefly listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 but was demolished in June 1999; a new W.H. Taylor Elementary School building opened on the site in 1999 and was dedicated in January 2000 (the historic listing was formally removed in 2001). Today the school serves roughly 400 students across pre-kindergarten through grade 5 and is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.

Contact

Phone: (757) 628-2525
Office hours: Office 8:00am-4:00pm; school day 8:55am-3:20pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Walter Herron Taylor Elementary — NCES ID, enrollment (403), grades PK-5, student/teacher ratio 15.50, 26.00 FTE teachers, locale (City, Midsize), district, non-charter status2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Walter Herron Taylor Elementary — Accreditation (Fully Accredited), SOL pass rates (Reading 78, Math 81, Science 73, History 62), enrollment, race/ethnicity, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism 13.4%2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
W. H. Taylor Elementary School official website (Norfolk Public Schools) — Principal (Charlene M. Feliton), phone, office/school hours, mascot (Owls), website URL2026 link ↗
Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources — Walter Herron Taylor Elementary School (122-0404) — Founding history: built 1917, architect John Kevan Peebles, Colonial Revival, West Ghent setting, National Register listing 1998 / delisting 2001, 1918 flu use, demolished June 1999Historical link ↗
Wikipedia — Walter H. Taylor — Biography of the school's namesake Walter Herron Taylorn/a link ↗

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

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