Lake Taylor High School

Lake Taylor High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1384 Kempsville Rd,  Norfolk, VA
Norfolk City Public Schools
3.2
2.0
1,012 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Reba Jacobs-miller
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1000
Average ACT Score
17
Math Proficiency
38%
Reading Proficiency
72%
Average GPA
3.19
Graduation Rate
70%
Annual Tuition
$0

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B-
Teachers
C
College Prep
C-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.19
Reading Proficiency
72%
Math Proficiency
38%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
72
Full Time Teachers
72
Teachers in First or Second Year
17.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1000
Math
480
Verbal
520
Average ACT
17
Math
17
English
18
Reading
18
Science
15
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
2.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
212:1

Student Diversity

Male
53%
Female
47%
Black
70.1%
White
12.3%
Hispanic
9.6%
Two or more races
5.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.2%
Native American
<1%

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Old Dominion University 210 Students
Norfolk State University 183 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University 110 Students
Virginia State University 100 Students
James Madison University 75 Students
Tidewater Community College 71 Students
Howard University 65 Students
Hampton University 61 Students
University of Virginia 60 Students
George Mason University 54 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 50 Students
Nursing 39 Students
Psychology 37 Students
Biology 32 Students
Computer Science 26 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 21 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 19 Students
Political Science and Government 19 Students
Criminology 14 Students
Culinary Arts and Food Service 13 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 165 Reviews
2.0 Senior
3/29/2024
The Best experience at Lake Taylor High-school is their Basketball games, and the worst experience at Lake Taylor High-school is the environment of the school. I would like to change the environment and make it a more academic friendly school.
2.0 Parent
9/30/2020
Personally, I'm disappointed with the lack of empathy and connection with the teachers here. They don't allow underclassmen to have study hall, but throw a HUGE course load on high school students' shoulders. They house rather than teach students.
1.0 Junior
12/3/2019
The school life in Lake Taylor is really emotionally unstable.The teachers don't care as much as they should,but that's not all on the teachers fault.My fellow classmates is just there so they wont have to go to court for their attendance dates.Also all the money that they get for sports goes to football and basketball,it isn't shared around the other sports that is offered. play 3 sports for Take Taylor field hockey,tennis and swim.For field hockey and tennis we have to dig in and find super old uniforms or share with other sports.Two of our female tennis players didn't even have a uniform shirt but football and basketball players get new uniforms every other game.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 4 Reviews
1.0 other
1/5/2017
I honestly do not like the school Lake Taylor (coming from a student) but everyone's opinions aren't going to be the same. Lake Taylor is un-accredited and hasn't been for the past 5 years, the students make it hard for the teacher to teach because of the amount of disruptive behavior...EVERYDAY, th...
1.0 parent
3/3/2014
I agree run the other way! In my opinion there are no Norfolk public schools that are any good!
1.0 parent
2/13/2014
Run the other way!!! Do not allow your child to go to this school!!! If you can't afford Private School, don't move into this district. Principals and teachers DO NOT CARE!! Teachers will tell the kids they only teach there to get their loans paid off.
5.0 student
1/30/2012
im glad the njrotc program is having so many kids working harder and most of us wanna go to places like vmi and hardverd

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Lake Taylor High School is a public school for students in grades 9-12 in Norfolk, VA and is served by the Norfolk City Public Schools in Virginia. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 1,012 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. Academic records show that 38% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 72% are proficient in reading. Lake Taylor High School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C- and a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10. The average GPA is 3.19, the graduation rate is 70%, and average standardized test scores include an SAT score of 1000 and an ACT score of 17. The average home value in this area is $335,990. Discover additional schools in the area, like Traep - Chesapeake, Traep - Suffolk, Bayside High School, and more. Learn more about what Norfolk has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Lake Taylor High School.

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