Ruffner School

K-8 school·Grades 3-8 Norfolk, Virginia·23504
Score
1.1/100
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#47
Among 47 Virginia K-8 schools
#6
In Norfolk City Public Schools
#6
In Norfolk
Top 100%
In Virginia

Score 1.1/100: better than 1% of Virginia K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

Pass rate on state tests in Virginia, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Virginia schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 75%, better than 1% of them
1,094 students tested
Math
25%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 73%, better than 1% of them
1,090 students tested
Science
27%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 1% of them
318 students tested
All Virginia schools (ELA / math)
74% / 73%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Virginia Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSOL381,094
MathAll gradesSOL251,090
ScienceAll gradesSOL27318
Social studiesAll gradesSOL35320

School profile

Grades
3-8
Students
540
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
540
Typical K-8 school: 491
Free or reduced-price lunch
100%
Typical K-8 school: 83%

District and location

City
Norfolk city

Contact

Address
610 May Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23504

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Virginia. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Ruffner School at a glance

Ruffner School is a public K-8 school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving grades 3-8. It is part of Norfolk City Public Schools. It has about 540 students (a typical Virginia K-8 school has 491). About 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 83% at a typical Virginia K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 75%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 73%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia K-8 schools, it scores 1.1 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #47 of 47. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.