Blair Middle School
730 Spotswood Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23517-2010 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Blair Middle School
School Level Middle school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Norfolk City County, VA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1168 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 66 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 395 students
Grade 7 - 445 students
Grade 8 - 328 students
This School
(VA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(VA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 4%
% Hispanic 3% 6%
% Black 69% 29%
% White 25% 57%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(VA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 45% 25%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(VA) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Norfolk City Public s School District
This School's Agency
(VA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 57 8
Number of Students Managed 36,470 students 4,271 students
District Total Revenue $345,593,000 $39,265,000
District Expenditure $342,536,000 $38,374,000
District Revenue / Student $9,476 $9,193
District Expenditure / Student $9,392 $8,985
In the News:
  • Norfolk refigures what an 'F' is (FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads)
    posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:49:02 am
    WAVY.com is investigating a change in the Norfolk Public School System's grading scale after we've received complaints from parents about the new "F" rounding policy.
  • Warner holding town hall meeting on health care tonight (The Virginian-Pilot)
    posted on September 3, 2009 at 09:22:28 am
    U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will host a town hall meeting on health care reform tonight in Fredericksburg. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. The meeting will be broadcast live on Warner's Web site: www.warner.senate.gov.
  • Health care vigil (FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads)
    posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:34:08 am
    Norfolk residents held a candlelight vigil for those suffering under the current health care system Wednesday.
  • Health care vigil (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
    posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:08:55 am
    The candlelight vigil was perhaps unlike any other. This one was for those suffering under the current health care system.  
  • W-JCC middle school will become new central office (Daily Press)
    posted on July 23, 2009 at 07:22:53 am
    — The Williamsburg- James City County School Board gave school officials approval Tuesday night to move ahead with plans to convert James Blair Middle School into administrative offices. It also will become the home to the division's middle school dropout prevention program.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (23517)
School Zip (23517)
(VA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 4,055 people 6,688,554 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 44% 26%
Population Average Age 34 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 1.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $31,530 $50,018
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 65 years old 34 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (23517)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 34% / 66% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Norfolk Skills Center - n/a - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep. - 52 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
3. Norfolk General Hosp. Ep. - n/a - 0.6 mi. away - view location
4. Madison Career Center - n/a - 0.9 mi. away - view location
5. Stuart Gifted Center - n/a - 1.1 mi. away - view location
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