Norfolk Academy

Norfolk Academy is a coeducational day school in Norfolk, Virginia, serving more than 1,000 students in grades one through twelve. The campus sits on a single site near the Hampton Roads coast. The school has no religious affiliation, but an Honor Code anchors daily life. Students sign onto it as early as lower school. That shapes how teachers run classrooms, proctor tests, and lead advisory conversations.

A K–12 day school at this scale is unusual in Virginia. Faculty can follow students and colleagues across three divisions on one campus. That continuity changes how teachers plan vertically and mentor each other. A boarding school would add dorm duty and weekend coverage; Norfolk Academy does not, which matters for teachers who want a full home life.

Language instruction runs deep. Norfolk Academy teaches French, German, Latin, and Spanish, with steady hiring across all four. Most independent day schools in the region offer two or three.

The financial base is solid. Recent filings show about $33 million in annual revenue and $149 million in net assets. That supports competitive day-school salaries, retirement contributions, tuition remission for faculty children, and a real professional development budget. Fundraising dipped slightly year over year, but the longer arc points toward program growth.

Hiring spans classroom faculty in all three divisions, world languages, athletic coaching, and staff roles in admissions, advancement, and operations. Most teaching searches open in late winter and run through spring for an August start.