It serves students in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and Suffolk.

In sports, NA competes in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) as well as in the Virginia Preparatory League (males) and the League of Independent Schools (females).

The Greek-revival building, featured on the school's current seal (at right), was modeled after the Temple of Thesus in Athens.

Public speaking skills are integrated into the curriculum starting in the first grade.

[citation needed] Norfolk Academy teams compete in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools, the League of Independent Schools, and the Virginia Prep League.