| School | Grades | GreatSchools rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ghent K-8 | K-8 | 7/10 |
| Walter Herron Taylor Elementary School | PK-5 | 8/10 |
| Blair Middle School | 6-8 | 3/10 |
| Maury High School | 9-12 | 3/10 |
Ratings from GreatSchools.org, checked Sept 2026. Ratings change, and school zones vary by address — always confirm the assigned schools with Chesapeake Public Schools.
Norfolk Public Schools in Ghent
Ghent is served by Norfolk Public Schools, and the neighborhood is home to Ghent K-8, a combined elementary and middle school right in the neighborhood, along with Walter Herron Taylor Elementary nearby. Blair Middle School, a magnet middle school, and Maury High School also serve parts of Ghent depending on the exact address.
Because Ghent sits close to several zone boundaries, which school your address feeds into can vary from block to block, so I always recommend confirming zoning directly with Norfolk Public Schools before you write an offer if schools are a deciding factor.
Elementary and Middle School Options
Ghent K-8 serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade within the neighborhood itself, an option some families like for keeping kids at one school for most of their K-8 years; it carries a GreatSchools rating of 7 out of 10 [1](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1179-Ghent-Elementary-School/). Walter Herron Taylor Elementary is another zoned option nearby, rated 8 out of 10 [2](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1212-W.H.-Taylor-Elementary-School/), and Blair Middle School, a magnet program rated 3 out of 10 [3](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1168-Blair-Middle-School/), draws students from across the district as well as from parts of Ghent.
If you're touring homes with school zoning as a priority, tell me the grade levels you care about and I'll pull the current attendance zone for each specific address we look at.
High School and Confirming Your Zone
Maury High School, one of Norfolk's long-standing city high schools, serves Ghent along with several surrounding neighborhoods; it carries a GreatSchools rating of 3 out of 10 [4](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1191-Maury-High-School/). As with the elementary and middle options, I'd confirm this against the current attendance zone for your specific address rather than assuming based on the neighborhood name alone.
Norfolk Public Schools publishes attendance zone maps, and I'm happy to help you cross-reference a specific address before you get attached to a house. For more on buying or selling in the neighborhood, see my Ghent buyer's guide and Ghent seller's guide.
