I. C. Norcom High School - Portsmouth, Virginia/VA

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I. C. Norcom High School

1801 London Blvd, Portsmouth, VA, 23704-2135 -

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Definition of Terms

I. C. Norcom High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Portsmouth City County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1331 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

85 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 570 students

Grade 10 - 279 students

Grade 11 - 254 students

Grade 12 - 228 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	n/a	5%
% Black	96%	27%
% White	4%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

46%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Portsmouth City Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	26	8
Number of Students Managed	17,831 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$148,650,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$149,546,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,337	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$8,387	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	84%	88%

What's in a name? I.C. Norcom High School (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 03:37:30 am
The name of one of the city's great educators lends a touch of class to the school building that rises at 1801 London Blvd. I.C. Norcom High School takes its name from Israel Charles Norcom, who graced the city's Chestnut Street School from 1883 until 1916, the year he died. He was the principal and a teacher. Norcom, who was African American, was also a community leader.
Man gets 27 years for murder of Portsmouth player (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 05:22:30 pm
CHESAPEAKE A Circuit Court judge on Tuesday sentenced Jarrel Eldridge to 27 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a Portsmouth high school football standout at a house party last year. Judge Marjorie A. Arrington sentenced Eldridge, 24, for the murder of Ra-Shawn "Peanut" Finney in the city's Camelot neighborhood.
Community forum to be held on H1N1 (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 02:56:03 pm
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) is holding a community forum regarding H1N1. The forum will be held at I.C. Norcom High School tonight at 7 p.m.
Conviction is a first for fast-growing Portsmouth gang (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 03:37:30 am
PORTSMOUTH A 19-year-old Chesapeake man was found guilty Tuesday of the May 1 gang-related robbery of an I.C. Norcom High School student. According to authorities, Anthony D. White was the first member of a fast-growing street gang called the Oaks Mob to be convicted of criminal gang activity.
Years drag on as Portsmouth couple await break in son's slaying (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on September 19, 2009 at 04:22:30 am
PORTSMOUTH "I want to talk to someone about a murder." That's how 79-year-old Leonard Smith begins his phone calls to Portsmouth police. He tries to sound urgent. That's his hook - one he hopes will get him past dispatch to a real live detective.