Azalea Gardens Middle

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Azalea Gardens Middle is a public middle school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving 848 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Azalea Gardens Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of African American (40.45%) and Hispanic (19.69%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, Azalea Gardens Middle had a 47.26% proficiency rate, compared to 28.29% for the district and 50.1% for the state. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, placing it in the bottom 20% of schools in the state.

Azalea Gardens Middle's performance on SOL tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 240 out of 299 Virginia middle schools for African American students, 215 out of 272 for Hispanic students, and 135 out of 237 for multi-racial students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 83.49% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools. This suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance observed. While the school's current performance is concerning, the data indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and support programs.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 7721 Azalea Garden Rd
       Norfolk, VA  23518


(757) 531-3000

District: Norfolk City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
333rd of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,070 Help


Students who attend Azalea Gardens Middle usually attend:

High:    Lake Taylor High

Feeder schools for Azalea Gardens Middle:

Elementary:    Bay View Elementary
    Larrymore Elementary
    Little Creek Elementary
    Tarrallton Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  848

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.4%
White:
28.2%
Hispanic:
19.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.5% Help


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Compare Details Azalea Gardens Middle ranks worse than 79.9% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Norfolk City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.68. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Azalea Gardens Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Norfolk City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Azalea Gardens Middle is $7,070. 3 middle schools in the Norfolk City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Azalea Gardens Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Azalea Gardens Middle 333rd of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Azalea Gardens Middle in the ranking list.)

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Norfolk City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Norfolk City Public Schools 105th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Azalea Gardens Middle

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Rank History for all students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 68.24 103rd 340 69.7%
2006 52.48 171st 383 55.4%
2007 47.31 220th 387 43.2%
2008 34.32 298th 391 23.8%
2009 13.13 378th 390 3.1%
2010 7.61 405th 408 0.7%
2011 11.52 400th 413 3.1%
2012 17.62 387th 413 6.3%
2013 16.64 379th 416 8.9%
2014 19.66 361st 416 13.2%
2015 15.74 375th 412 9.0%
2016 14.72 376th 409 8.1%
2017 18.51 374th 415 9.9%
2018 11.51 396th 413 4.1%
2019 9.30 405th 424 4.5%
2021 11.93 391st 419 6.7%
2022 15.74 369th 415 11.1%
2023 20.13 367th 422 13.0%
2024 26.68 333rd 417 20.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.91 79th 231 65.8%
2024 45.26 135th 237 43.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 35.05 282nd 402 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.56 360th 411 12.4%
2024 20.39 351st 407 13.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.68 223rd 278 19.8%
2024 31.06 194th 281 31.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.23 113th 114 0.9%
2024 29.83 104th 123 15.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.92 350th 409 14.4%
2024 34.07 287th 407 29.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.81 269th 298 9.7%
2024 25.90 240th 299 19.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.44 220th 275 20.0%
2024 28.31 215th 272 21.0%
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Rank History for White students at Azalea Gardens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.05 332nd 402 17.4%
2024 33.94 288th 396 27.3%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Azalea Gardens Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 918 918
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 891 891
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1016 1016
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1043 1043
1993 265 723 12 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1017
1994 264 716 14 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1006
1995 284 740 15 17 7 n/a n/a 0 1063
1996 284 740 15 17 7 n/a n/a 0 1063
1997 273 717 13 10 5 n/a n/a 0 1018
1998 258 717 17 14 3 n/a n/a 0 1009
1999 242 693 13 11 4 n/a n/a 0 963
2000 239 679 12 16 2 n/a n/a -4 944
2001 340 717 13 11 4 n/a n/a 0 1085
2002 503 364 28 23 3 n/a n/a 0 921
2003 503 364 28 23 3 n/a n/a 0 921
2004 489 319 28 31 2 n/a n/a 0 869
2005 450 328 29 41 1 n/a n/a 0 849
2006 430 344 31 44 2 n/a n/a 0 851
2007 435 290 36 47 5 n/a n/a 48 861
2008 409 266 30 54 5 n/a n/a 56 820
2009 377 249 38 56 5 n/a n/a 71 796
2010 356 289 41 61 3 n/a n/a 82 832
2011 394 353 30 78 8 3 48 0 914
2012 369 365 30 74 9 2 68 0 917
2013 387 375 32 83 9 4 79 0 969
2014 352 323 33 83 12 1 68 0 872
2015 355 453 36 115 11 0 68 0 1038
2016 291 448 36 109 16 0 67 0 967
2017 270 460 29 100 17 0 60 0 936
2018 260 432 32 117 14 3 61 0 919
2019 268 419 21 124 6 2 62 0 902
2020 255 385 28 133 2 2 68 0 873
2021 252 364 33 164 3 2 61 0 879
2022 266 339 28 158 4 3 70 0 868
2023 239 343 25 167 3 3 68 0 848

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Azalea Gardens Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 918 57.6 15.9 n/a
1990 891 59.7 14.9 n/a
1991 1016 61.1 16.6 n/a
1992 1043 62.2 16.7 n/a
1993 1017 65.6 15.5 n/a
1994 1006 54.8 n/a 61.4
1995 1063 n/a 0.0 64.5
1996 1063 n/a 0.0 64.5
1997 1018 n/a 0.0 64.4
1998 1009 n/a 0.0 61.5
1999 963 65.0 14.8 71
2000 944 n/a 0.0 87.8
2001 1085 81.0 13.4 61.5
2002 921 82.0 11.2 45.4
2003 921 82.0 11.2 45.4
2004 869 57.0 15.2 44.5
2005 849 59.0 14.4 45.5
2006 851 52.0 16.4 43
2007 861 46.7 18.4 47.5
2008 820 46.0 17.8 47.1
2009 796 45.0 17.7 53.1
2010 832 55.0 15.1 60.9
2011 914 54.0 16.9 60
2012 917 67.2 13.6 55.8
2013 969 79.3 12.2 56.7
2014 872 55.5 15.6 56.9
2015 1038 75.0 13.8 58.1
2016 967 73.0 13.2 55.1
2017 936 70.6 13.2 53.4
2018 919 64.8 14.1 55.3
2019 902 63.4 14.2 53.8
2020 873 62.2 14.0 57.6
2021 879 63.8 13.7 n/a
2022 868 57.0 15.2 57.9
2023 848 53.0 16.0 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Azalea Gardens Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 918 57.6 15.9 n/a
1990 891 59.7 14.9 n/a
1991 1016 61.1 16.6 n/a
1992 1043 62.2 16.7 n/a
1993 1017 65.6 15.5 n/a
1994 1006 54.8 n/a 61.4
1995 1063 n/a 0.0 64.5
1996 1063 n/a 0.0 64.5
1997 1018 n/a 0.0 64.4
1998 1009 n/a 0.0 61.5
1999 963 65.0 14.8 71
2000 944 n/a 0.0 87.8
2001 1085 81.0 13.4 61.5
2002 921 82.0 11.2 45.4
2003 921 82.0 11.2 45.4
2004 869 57.0 15.2 44.5
2005 849 59.0 14.4 45.5
2006 851 52.0 16.4 43
2007 861 46.7 18.4 47.5
2008 820 46.0 17.8 47.1
2009 796 45.0 17.7 53.1
2010 832 55.0 15.1 60.9
2011 914 54.0 16.9 60
2012 917 67.2 13.6 55.8
2013 969 79.3 12.2 56.7
2014 872 55.5 15.6 56.9
2015 1038 75.0 13.8 58.1
2016 967 73.0 13.2 55.1
2017 936 70.6 13.2 53.4
2018 919 64.8 14.1 55.3
2019 902 63.4 14.2 53.8
2020 873 62.2 14.0 57.6
2021 879 63.8 13.7 n/a
2022 868 57.0 15.2 57.9
2023 848 53.0 16.0 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Azalea Gardens Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $135 (2.1%) $6,291 (97.9%) $6,426
2020 $318 (4.8%) $6,315 (95.2%) $6,633
2021 $242 (3.4%) $6,829 (96.6%) $7,070

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Azalea Gardens Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 405th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 367th of 422 Middle schools
 8.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Azalea Gardens Middle)5137.9
 13.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Norfolk City Public Schools)5633
 23%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Azalea Gardens Middle)6153
 8%
   6th Grade English Reading (Norfolk City Public Schools)6253.3
 8.7%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Azalea Gardens Middle)5327.4
 25.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Norfolk City Public Schools)5321.8
 31.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Azalea Gardens Middle)6555.7
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Reading (Norfolk City Public Schools)6755
 12%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Azalea Gardens Middle)5040.5
 9.5%
   8th Grade Writing (Norfolk City Public Schools)5637.3
 18.7%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Azalea Gardens Middle)6646.4
 19.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Norfolk City Public Schools)6826.8
 41.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Azalea Gardens Middle)5231.9
 20.1%
   8th Grade Science (Norfolk City Public Schools)6033.1
 26.9%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Azalea Gardens Middle)6158.7
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Reading (Norfolk City Public Schools)6358.2
 4.8%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Azalea Gardens Middle)9867
 31%
   End of Course Geometry (Norfolk City Public Schools)7464
 10%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Azalea Gardens Middle)9565
 30%
   End of Course Algebra I (Norfolk City Public Schools)7863
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Earth Science (Azalea Gardens Middle)10089
 11%
   End of Course Earth Science (Norfolk City Public Schools)6960
 9%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course Geography (Azalea Gardens Middle)8276
 6%
   End of Course Geography (Norfolk City Public Schools)6547
 18%
   End of Course Geography (Virginia)8066
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students902848
 6%
African American419343
 18.1%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian2125
 19%
Hispanic124167
 34.7%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White268239
 10.8%
Two or More Races6268
 9.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.8%83.5%
 29.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Azalea Gardens Middle

Azalea Gardens Middle ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Virginia middle schools.

Students at Azalea Gardens Middle are 40% African American, 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 848 students attended Azalea Gardens Middle.

Students who attend Azalea Gardens Middle usually go on to attend Lake Taylor High


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