I.C. Norcom High

Summary:

I.C. Norcom High is a public magnet high school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving 1,043 students in grades 9-12, with a predominantly African American student population of 88.3%.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $9,148, I.C. Norcom High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Virginia high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Geometry, World History, and VA and US History, where proficiency rates are often below 50%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, low socioeconomic status students, and students with disabilities.

When compared to other high schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, such as Manor High and Churchland High, I.C. Norcom High consistently underperforms academically, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school are not solely due to the district's overall performance, but rather specific to the school itself.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 1801 London Blvd
       Portsmouth, VA  23704-2135


(757) 393-5442

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
291st of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,148 Help


Feeder schools for I.C. Norcom High:

Elementary:    Lakeview Elementary
    Park View Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  1,043

Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.3%
Hispanic:
4.4%
White:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details I.C. Norcom High ranks worse than 88.4% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.42. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at I.C. Norcom High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 I.C. Norcom High has the largest high school student body size in the Portsmouth City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at I.C. Norcom High is $9,148, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

I.C. Norcom High:

SchoolDigger ranks I.C. Norcom High 291st of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See I.C. Norcom High in the ranking list.)

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Portsmouth City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Portsmouth City Public Schools 115th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for I.C. Norcom High

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Rank History for all students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 22.72 288th 308 6.5%
2006 34.44 245th 314 22.0%
2007 30.69 267th 313 14.7%
2008 23.18 289th 316 8.5%
2009 21.44 296th 313 5.4%
2010 22.57 292nd 317 7.9%
2011 9.66 314th 320 1.9%
2012 11.16 311th 321 3.1%
2013 14.34 309th 321 3.7%
2014 18.09 299th 322 7.1%
2015 32.04 255th 322 20.8%
2016 19.11 298th 321 7.2%
2017 30.97 262nd 324 19.1%
2018 34.34 247th 326 24.2%
2019 39.78 220th 327 32.7%
2021 8.17 311th 327 4.9%
2022 25.38 284th 325 12.6%
2023 17.89 315th 326 3.4%
2024 29.42 291st 329 11.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.15 263rd 320 17.8%
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Rank History for Female students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.07 313th 320 2.2%
2024 27.46 288th 322 10.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.39 245th 249 1.6%
2024 26.28 207th 253 18.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.79 91st 92 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.93 306th 321 4.7%
2024 23.44 294th 322 8.7%
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Rank History for African American students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.59 213th 240 11.3%
2024 42.22 169th 249 32.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at I.C. Norcom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.05 220th 233 5.6%
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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.

I.C. Norcom High Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for I.C. Norcom High

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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 634 634
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 650 650
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 675 675
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 678 678
1993 61 899 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 963
1994 104 1263 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1371
1995 97 1221 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1318
1996 97 1221 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1318
1997 83 1191 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1275
1998 76 1197 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1277
1999 68 1267 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1349
2000 64 1295 0 7 0 n/a n/a -4 1362
2001 49 1260 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1316
2002 44 1218 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1267
2003 44 1218 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1267
2004 51 1266 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1321
2005 54 1172 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1232
2006 52 1274 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1331
2007 46 1407 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1460
2008 55 1408 1 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1474
2009 45 1336 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1393
2010 45 1344 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1399
2011 43 1217 2 18 5 0 48 0 1333
2012 35 1157 0 14 2 0 46 0 1254
2013 30 1101 0 16 4 1 40 0 1192
2014 29 1074 2 20 3 1 28 0 1157
2015 27 1133 4 18 2 1 22 0 1207
2016 33 1046 3 18 0 0 20 0 1120
2017 38 992 2 15 2 1 20 0 1070
2018 38 1011 1 17 3 2 20 0 1092
2019 39 977 0 21 1 2 25 0 1065
2020 32 985 1 23 1 3 33 0 1078
2021 37 1001 1 32 1 2 31 0 1105
2022 48 970 3 42 3 1 24 0 1091
2023 41 921 5 46 4 0 26 0 1043

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 I.C. Norcom High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 634 52.5 12.0 n/a
1990 650 52.3 12.4 n/a
1991 675 51.1 13.2 n/a
1992 678 52.0 13.0 n/a
1993 963 58.7 16.4 n/a
1994 1371 139.7 n/a 34.9
1995 1318 n/a 0.0 33.7
1996 1318 n/a 0.0 33.7
1997 1275 n/a 0.0 37.6
1998 1277 n/a 0.0 36.4
1999 1349 81.0 16.7 44.8
2000 1362 n/a 0.0 41.2
2001 1316 82.0 16.0 48.3
2002 1267 91.0 13.9 50.7
2003 1267 91.0 13.9 50.7
2004 1321 84.0 15.7 46.6
2005 1232 84.0 14.7 54
2006 1331 85.0 15.7 52.3
2007 1460 72.7 20.1 47.8
2008 1474 70.9 20.8 49.7
2009 1393 70.9 19.6 55.4
2010 1399 68.7 20.3 58.8
2011 1333 68.9 19.3 56.4
2012 1254 80.0 15.6 77.4
2013 1192 79.6 14.9 68.4
2014 1157 81.9 14.1 65.3
2015 1207 79.0 15.2 67.2
2016 1120 83.0 13.4 56.8
2017 1070 81.5 13.1 57.6
2018 1092 79.3 13.7 99.7
2019 1065 80.6 13.2 99.6
2020 1078 79.8 13.5 99.3
2021 1105 81.8 13.5 n/a
2022 1091 87.7 12.4 98.1
2023 1043 86.0 12.1 99.9

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 I.C. Norcom High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 634 52.5 12.0 n/a
1990 650 52.3 12.4 n/a
1991 675 51.1 13.2 n/a
1992 678 52.0 13.0 n/a
1993 963 58.7 16.4 n/a
1994 1371 139.7 n/a 34.9
1995 1318 n/a 0.0 33.7
1996 1318 n/a 0.0 33.7
1997 1275 n/a 0.0 37.6
1998 1277 n/a 0.0 36.4
1999 1349 81.0 16.7 44.8
2000 1362 n/a 0.0 41.2
2001 1316 82.0 16.0 48.3
2002 1267 91.0 13.9 50.7
2003 1267 91.0 13.9 50.7
2004 1321 84.0 15.7 46.6
2005 1232 84.0 14.7 54
2006 1331 85.0 15.7 52.3
2007 1460 72.7 20.1 47.8
2008 1474 70.9 20.8 49.7
2009 1393 70.9 19.6 55.4
2010 1399 68.7 20.3 58.8
2011 1333 68.9 19.3 56.4
2012 1254 80.0 15.6 77.4
2013 1192 79.6 14.9 68.4
2014 1157 81.9 14.1 65.3
2015 1207 79.0 15.2 67.2
2016 1120 83.0 13.4 56.8
2017 1070 81.5 13.1 57.6
2018 1092 79.3 13.7 99.7
2019 1065 80.6 13.2 99.6
2020 1078 79.8 13.5 99.3
2021 1105 81.8 13.5 n/a
2022 1091 87.7 12.4 98.1
2023 1043 86.0 12.1 99.9

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 I.C. Norcom High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $384 (4.0%) $9,128 (96.0%) $9,512
2020 $381 (4.3%) $8,526 (95.7%) $8,907
2021 $349 (3.8%) $8,799 (96.2%) $9,148

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

Impact of COVID-19 on I.C. Norcom High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 220th of 327 High schoolsRanks 315th of 326 High schools
 29.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Writing (I.C. Norcom High)7255
 17%
   End of Course Writing (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8261
 21%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia)8174
 7%
End of Course Geometry (I.C. Norcom High)7242
 30%
   End of Course Geometry (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8663
 23%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (I.C. Norcom High)8478
 6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Portsmouth City Public Schools)9379
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Algebra II (I.C. Norcom High)9076
 14%
   End of Course Algebra II (Portsmouth City Public Schools)9076
 14%
   End of Course Algebra II (Virginia)9186
 5%
End of Course Chemistry (I.C. Norcom High)8756
 31%
   End of Course Chemistry (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8858
 30%
   End of Course Chemistry (Virginia)8864
 24%
End of Course Biology (I.C. Norcom High)7743
 34%
   End of Course Biology (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8155
 26%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course Earth Science (I.C. Norcom High)7729
 48%
   End of Course Earth Science (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8645
 41%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course English Reading (I.C. Norcom High)8171
 10%
   End of Course English Reading (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8777
 10%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course VA and US History (I.C. Norcom High)7836
 42%
   End of Course VA and US History (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8133
 48%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia)6838
 30%
End of Course World History I (I.C. Norcom High)4743
 4%
   End of Course World History I (Portsmouth City Public Schools)7157
 14%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course World History II (I.C. Norcom High)8650
 36%
   End of Course World History II (Portsmouth City Public Schools)8342
 41%
   End of Course World History II (Virginia)8148
 33%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10651043
 2.1%
African American977921
 5.7%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian05
Hispanic2146
 119%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White3941
 5.1%
Two or More Races2526
 4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.9%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about I.C. Norcom High

I.C. Norcom High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Park View Elementary

I.C. Norcom High ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Virginia high schools.

Students at I.C. Norcom High are 88% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,043 students attended I.C. Norcom High.


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