Blair Middle Middle School
730 Spotswood Ave Norfolk VA, 23517, Norfolk City County Phone: 757-628-2400 Ranking:  (1,397 out of 1,459, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Norfolk City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 96 | 87 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,243 | 1,234 | 1,194 | 1,127 | 967 | 885 | 968 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 425 | 34.2% | 447 | 36.2% | 414 | 34.7% | 426 | 37.8% | 395 | 40.8% | 286 | 32.3% | 303 | 31.3% |
| Grade 7: | 438 | 35.2% | 416 | 33.7% | 402 | 33.7% | 375 | 33.3% | 278 | 28.7% | 311 | 35.1% | 316 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 380 | 30.6% | 371 | 30.1% | 378 | 31.7% | 326 | 28.9% | 294 | 30.4% | 288 | 32.5% | 349 | 36.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 619 | 49.8% | 626 | 50.7% | 610 | 51.1% | 557 | 49.4% | 472 | 48.8% | 447 | 50.5% | 468 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 624 | 50.2% | 608 | 49.3% | 584 | 48.9% | 570 | 50.6% | 416 | 43.0% | 374 | 42.3% | 441 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 52 | 4.2% | 30 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.0% | 22 | 2.0% | 34 | 3.5% | 30 | 3.4% | 29 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 4.3% | 54 | 4.4% | 60 | 5.0% | 68 | 6.0% | 36 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.1% | 34 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 653 | 52.5% | 642 | 52.0% | 639 | 53.5% | 618 | 54.8% | 550 | 56.9% | 535 | 60.5% | 644 | 66.5% |
| White: | 396 | 31.9% | 411 | 33.3% | 387 | 32.4% | 356 | 31.6% | 272 | 28.1% | 234 | 26.4% | 203 | 21.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 76 | 6.1% | 88 | 7.1% | 76 | 6.4% | 51 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 558 | 44.9% | 555 | 45.0% | 501 | 42.0% | 507 | 45.0% | 374 | 38.7% | 376 | 42.5% | 434 | 44.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 8.4% | 112 | 9.1% | 119 | 10.0% | 123 | 10.9% | 123 | 12.7% | 96 | 10.8% | 103 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.33 | 12.92 | 13.66 | 16.87 | 16.21 | 16.20 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 84% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 35% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 77% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 74% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64.5% | 78% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52.4% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 42% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 40% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 28.1% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 52.3% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 81% |
| 2007 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| 2008 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 83% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 33.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 42.7% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 53.5% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 81% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 85% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 86% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 90% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 90% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 93% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 69% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 70.4% | 76.2% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 83% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98% | 84% | 88% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 96% | 81% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 97% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94% | 84% | 91% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 97% | 88% | 92% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98.5% | 72.1% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 80% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 81% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 80% | 85% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 86% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 80% | 88% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 90% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 81% | 91% |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76.3% | 83% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 85% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 80% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 76% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 81% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 80% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 63% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 66.9% | 75.7% |
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* Blair Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.