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David A. Dutrow Elementary

Q: Is David A. Dutrow Elementary a good school?

David A. Dutrow Elementary ranks 797 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

David A. Dutrow Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 380 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Academically, David A. Dutrow Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with performance on state assessments generally below district and state averages. However, the school's performance varies compared to nearby schools, as it outperforms some, such as Stoney Run Elementary and George J. McIntosh Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like General Stanford Elementary and Knollwood Meadows Elementary. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.1% to 23.4% in recent years.

Despite these challenges, David A. Dutrow Elementary's diverse student population and the strong performance of its white students suggest that with the right interventions and support, there may be opportunities for improvement. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as attendance issues, should be a priority for the school and district.

341

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,935

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Curtis Tignor Rd
Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 886-7760

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.6%

Hispanic:

18.8%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

!VA Studies scores 14 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

797^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Newport News City Public Schools

111^th of 129Newport News City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	797 of 1110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	788 of 1114	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	927 of 1114	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	853 of 1109	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	899 of 1103	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	839 of 1105	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	865 of 1097	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	842 of 1099	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	899 of 1096	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	735 of 1100	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.6	994 of 1110	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	982 of 1120	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	995 of 1117	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	805 of 1117	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	738 of 1113	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.1	915 of 1082	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	913 of 1081	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.2	564 of 1083	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.1	424 of 1071	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	346 of 1062	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	408 of 579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	392 of 588	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	448 of 579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	746 of 1096	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	638 of 1098	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	793 of 1100	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	316 of 606	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	346 of 564	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	671 of 1046	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	723 of 1036	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	818 of 1093	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	913 of 1101	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1003 of 1093	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	225 of 271	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	219 of 245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	161 of 973	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	104 of 979	89.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)83rd percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics65%-7 vs state

English Reading62%-8 vs state

VA Studies55%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David A. Dutrow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Curtis Tignor Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 886-7760	341	20	17.0	99.7%	55 (16.1%)	169 (49.6%)	64 (18.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.9%)	33.3	797^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.2%		34.2	788^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.3%	9	73.6	61.8	60.9	67.2	62.3	65.5	59.4	54.6	$8,935	$183	$8,752
Stoney Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Lucas Creek Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7755	453	26	17.4	99.6%	75 (16.6%)	221 (48.8%)	114 (25.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.8%)	9.6	1028^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.4%		6	1069^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.0%	41	45.2	44.3	48.0	58.9	37.7	48.6	56.2	38.6	$10,639	$1,498	$9,141
Knollwood Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	826 Moyer Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7783	460	23	20.0	99.6%	147 (32.0%)	161 (35.0%)	76 (16.5%)	16 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.4%)	35.5	764^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.2%		52	585^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.5%	179	52.6	57.1	79.7	79.7	50.0	55.4	82.8	40.0	$10,077	$661	$9,415
General Stanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Madison Ave.	Fort Eustis	23604	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3200	430	22	19.5	99.5%	173 (40.2%)	82 (19.1%)	98 (22.8%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	55 (12.8%)	68.2	373^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.4%		57.7	514^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.9%	141	82.1	72.7	85.2	88.9	63.8	78.5	90.7	73.9	$9,167	$5,546	$3,621
George J. McIntosh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Richneck Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7767	446	25	17.8	100.7%	49 (11.0%)	236 (52.9%)	114 (25.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	14	988^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.0%		7.6	1051^st of 1114 public elementary schools	5.7%	63	52.2	34.7	60.8	60.8	39.7	42.4	60.3	43.8	$12,275	$1,538	$10,737
Richneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Tyner Drive	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7772	502	26	19.3	99.6%	115 (22.9%)	225 (44.8%)	86 (17.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.4%)	21.9	904^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%		31.5	815^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.8%	89	69.2	51.9	58.0	50.6	60.3	61.7	63.0	29.6	$8,202	$47	$8,155
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Colony Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7778	498	27	18.4	99.0%	118 (23.7%)	209 (42.0%)	94 (18.9%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	30.8	818^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.3%		23.5	915^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.9%	97	65.4	65.9	52.2	53.6	64.2	67.9	60.9	62.4	$9,561	$749	$8,812
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13460 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7744	549	31	17.7	100.0%	99 (18.0%)	237 (43.2%)	137 (25.0%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.1%)	23.4	891^st of 1110 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.2	1038^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.8%	147	63.8	62.5	54.7	57.7	60.0	63.2	53.5	52.3	$8,649	$685	$7,965
Willis A. Jenkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5400	507	27	18.7	100.0%	88 (17.4%)	274 (54.0%)	97 (19.1%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.5%)	12.3	1005^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.5%		24.4	908^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.5%	97	59.1	44.2	53.9	57.3	44.3	54.6	48.3	41.6	$9,502	$651	$8,851
Katherine Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17346 Warwick Blvd	Newport News	23603	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 888-3320	553	30	18.4	98.6%	66 (11.9%)	332 (60.0%)	92 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	19	940^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.3	942^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	15.4%	2	51.2	56.1	57.3	57.3	50.6	63.4	52.0	58.5	$9,883	$932	$8,951

Frequently Asked Questions about David A. Dutrow Elementary

How many students attend David A. Dutrow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended David A. Dutrow Elementary.

Is David A. Dutrow Elementary a good school?

David A. Dutrow Elementary ranks 797^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is David A. Dutrow Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of David A. Dutrow Elementary?

Students at David A. Dutrow Elementary are 50% African American, 19% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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