Norfolk Academy vs. Norfolk Collegiate School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Norfolk Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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Norfolk Collegiate School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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School History
Overview
Since our 1728 founding, Norfolk Academy has existed for the transformative education of children in Hampton Roads.
As the nation's eighth oldest school, we carry that historic mission into today.
Trusted and reciprocally empowering relationships form the bedrock of the Norfolk Academy experience.
The inspiring relationships we forge with one another underlie our college-prep curriculum, our innovative programming, and our time-honored traditions, such as the Honor System, our speech program, and our senior-first grade buddy program. No exciting discovery, no personal breakthrough, no learning epiphany occurs without the inspiring and perspective-shifting relationships that students build with one another and with their teachers-who also serve as trusted coaches and wise advisors.The relationships we begin building in grade one-and that grow in complexity all the way through grade 12-make possible both the authentic kindness and the outsized accomplishments of our students.
Years after graduation, Norfolk Academy students still count their friends and teachers here as the largest influences on their entire lives.
The mission of Norfolk Collegiate School is to develop critical thinkers, doers and explorers through innovative, engaging instruction in an inclusive and supportive learning community.
Each student learns through innovative teaching within a warm and caring community. Norfolk Collegiate teachers are devoted not only to their students, but also to student-engaged instruction.
Balancing college-preparatory curricula with innovative techniques distinguishes our school from others.
Blending group projects, service learning, interdisciplinary studies, 1:1 technology, small classes and challenging courses gives our students the experiences, motivation and tools to succeed.
At the lower school, students find an atmosphere where learning is irresistible and curiosity is encouraged.
During these formative years, the foundations for lifelong learning are established.
When students enter our middle school program, they are taught to meet life's challenges with an engaging and innovative curriculum, utilizing creative problem solving.
With more than 20 Advanced Placement courses and our signature AP Capstone Program, the upper school prepares our students for the academic rigors of college and beyond.
Grades Offered
1-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
Yes
Year Founded
1728
1948
Students Body
Total Students
1208 students
589 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
17%
23%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
40
Kindergarten Students
-
30
Grade 1 Students
78
30
Grade 2 Students
71
30
Grade 3 Students
80
32
Grade 4 Students
80
30
Grade 5 Students
85
30
Grade 6 Students
106
40
Grade 7 Students
108
40
Grade 8 Students
110
42
Grade 9 Students
127
60
Grade 10 Students
119
60
Grade 11 Students
111
60
Grade 12 Students
133
65
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
104 teachers
55 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
75%
75%
Average Class Size
18
12
Number of AP Classes
n/a
20
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:12
1:11
Average SAT score
1344
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Average ACT score
28
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Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Neat school attire; ties for boys in grades 7-12)
(Neat school attire; ties for boys in grades 7-12)
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 15
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$22,800
n/a
Tuition Notes
Tuition is tiered from $22,800 to $28,200. Need-based financial aid is available.
Tuition ranges from $15,200 for Pre-K3 & 4 to $25,100 for upper school. Financial assistance is available for need-based families (exceptions include Pre-K3 & 4) in the form of grants that do not need to be repaid.
% on Financial Aid
20%
n/a
Admissions Director
Sarah Smythe
n/a
Admissions Associate
Brian Jarvis
Brian Owens
Sports
Total Sports Offered
20
17
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
16
31
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Athletic Broadcasting Team, Band/Jazz Band, Batten Civic and Global Leadership Program, Chorus, Community Service Board, Fall Play/Winter Musical, Forensics (Public Speaking) Team, Happy Club/Operation Smile, Honor Council, Literary Magazine, Medical Scholars Program, Orchestra/Strings, Peer Counselors, Robotics Team, Student Council Association, WorldQuest
ALS Club, Alzheimer's Awareness Club, Art Club, Bake Club, Band, Carolton Oaks Society, Choir, Dev Team (Coding & Development), Forensics Club, Future Military Leaders Club, Green Team (Science Club), Horizons Club, Inclusion Club, Latin Club, Math Club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Oak Leaf (Newspaper), Operation Smile Club, Orff Ensemble, Piano, POCA Club, Quiz Bowl, Safety Patrol, Save the Bees Club, Spanish Club, strings, Student Council Association, Student Government Association, Yearbook