Norview High School

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Norview High School
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Address
Norview High School
6501 Chesapeake Boulevard

Norfolk
,
Virginia
23513

United States
Coordinates 36°54′0.5″N76°14′25.1″W / 36.900139°N 76.240306°W / 36.900139; -76.240306
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1922
School district Norfolk City Public Schools
SuperintendentSharon Byrdsong
PrincipalTori Jacobs-Sumbry
Teaching staff118.45 (FTE) (2021-22) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,889 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.95 (2021-22) [1]
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Royal blue and white
  
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
AAA Eastern Region
Eastern District
Mascot Pilots
Rival Granby High School
Lake Taylor High School
Website Official Site

Norview High School is a public high school in central Norfolk, Virginia. Norview High School is one of the five local high schools that serve the city in the Norfolk Public Schools system. It is home of the Dodson Scholars Program and the Leadership Center for Science and Engineering program (or commonly referred to as LCSE). On February 2, 1959, Norview High School admitted its first African American students to attend the previously all-white school. These students were a part of the Norfolk 17, who were first to integrate schools in Virginia.

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