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Ella J. FitzGerald Middle

Public Grades 6-8

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is a public middle school located in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 969 students. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, ranking between 332-387 out of 415-424 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. The school's student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics. Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 23.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same Newport News City Public Schools district, such as Crittenden Middle, Homer L. Hines Middle, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle, and Mary Passage Middle, Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle performs significantly worse across all metrics. The school's performance is also significantly lower than the higher-performing schools in the York County Public Schools district, such as Queens Lake Middle, Tabb Middle, and Yorktown Middle.

988

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,937

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

432 Industrial Park Dr
Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 888-3300

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Ella J. FitzGerald Middle usually attend:

High:

Woodside High

Feeder schools for Ella J. FitzGerald Middle:

Elementary:	Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary
	Richneck Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (55% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Virginia avg69%

371^st of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle 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	19.6	371 of 419	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	371 of 417	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	332 of 422	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	347 of 415	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	353 of 419	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	387 of 424	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	374 of 413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	357 of 415	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	344 of 409	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	338 of 412	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.1	279 of 416	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	251 of 416	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.9	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	351 of 413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	326 of 408	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	346 of 390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	280 of 391	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.1	178 of 387	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.9	252 of 383	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.9	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	217 of 297	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	224 of 299	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	180 of 298	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	128 of 136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	217 of 281	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	235 of 278	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	83 of 135	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	79 of 122	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	365 of 403	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	350 of 407	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	217 of 279	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	209 of 272	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	207 of 275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	335 of 402	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	339 of 404	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	366 of 407	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	323 of 409	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	98 of 114	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	210 of 244	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	188 of 237	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	168 of 231	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	379 of 400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	374 of 396	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	316 of 402	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2024)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I90%-4 vs state

English Reading54%-19 vs state

Civics and Economics52%-22 vs state

Science49%-17 vs state

Mathematics48%-8 vs state

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by a student
Monday, November 4, 2013

I currently attend this school and I have not liked in the year and a half I've been here. Last year, one of my teachers was extremely rude and inconsiderate. She did not seem to care about any of the students and because of her, I almost failed Math. This year however, seems to be going in the correct direction if it continues this way. My History teacher is out at the moment, and we've had a substitute for several weeks, and she is not exactly nice. She will not let you leave the room or ask you questions in the first 20 minutes of class (apparently it's "too early" to ask. WTH????). The other teachers are pretty nice but you do have some bad apples in there.

Another thing that really ticks me off is that we have to be there by 7: 20, meaning most of the time I'm getting up at 5: 30 to catch a bus, and I am an insomniac, so I get less sleep than the average kid... It really doesn't help. It's only the third month of school and I look like Zombie Summer from the Walking Dead. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ella J. FitzGerald Middle	Public	6-8	432 Industrial Park Dr	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3300	988	64	15.1	98.2%	147 (14.9%)	473 (47.9%)	252 (25.5%)	28 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (8.3%)	19.6	371^st of 419 public middle schools	11.5%		18.6	371^st of 417 public middle schools	11.0%		100.0	98.2	86.4	46.3	51.1	45.7	48.9		46.2	56.8	59.0	51.8	$8,937	$208	$8,729
Mary Passage Middle	Public	6-8	400 Atkinson Way	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7600	931	64	15.3	97.9%	176 (18.9%)	478 (51.3%)	162 (17.4%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	88 (9.5%)	20.2	369^th of 419 public middle schools	11.9%		18	372^nd of 417 public middle schools	10.8%	3	80.0	98.6	86.9	53.8	36.1	32.0	53.4		61.6	57.8	57.5	55.7	$8,765	$679	$8,087
Grafton Middle	Public	6-8	405 Grafton Dr	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0525	937	55	16.8		519 (55.4%)	107 (11.4%)	123 (13.1%)	86 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (10.7%)	76.8	67^th of 419 public middle schools	84.0%		77.3	72^nd of 417 public middle schools	82.7%	5	100.0	100.0	98.2	74.9	37.3	61.8	79.3		84.8	87.0	86.6	85.9	$8,353	$286	$8,067
Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	65.7	138^th of 419 public middle schools	67.1%		61	169^th of 417 public middle schools	59.5%	31	89.1	100.0	93.5	77.4	57.5	46.7	76.1		77.5	80.1	81.2	78.7	$9,175	$638	$8,537
Tabb Middle	Public	6-8	300 Yorktown Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0320	968	54	17.8	27.8%	536 (55.4%)	122 (12.6%)	150 (15.5%)	55 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	96 (9.9%)	87.9	10^th of 419 public middle schools	97.6%		87.2	12^th of 417 public middle schools	97.1%	2	100.0	100.0	99.0	88.1	82.8	82.4	89.0		90.8	87.9	93.5	91.6	$8,152	$347	$7,805
Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	Public	6-8	1 Minton Dr	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4862	1,087	73	15.0	97.7%	345 (31.7%)	354 (32.6%)	252 (23.2%)	26 (2.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.4%)	32.5	313^th of 419 public middle schools	25.3%		36.9	287^th of 417 public middle schools	31.2%	26	100.0	100.0	97.9	54.3	50.0	35.5	64.6		54.4	58.4	64.0	64.8	$10,215	$341	$9,874
Homer L. Hines Middle	Public	6-8	561 McLawhorne Dr	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4878	846	54	15.6	97.3%	133 (15.7%)	454 (53.7%)	151 (17.8%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (10.2%)	27.3	337^th of 419 public middle schools	19.6%		19.7	363^rd of 417 public middle schools	12.9%	26	91.6	100.0	92.2	52.4	30.2	32.6	64.7		61.0	55.6	66.3	63.5	$9,185	$517	$8,669
Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	74.5	90^th of 419 public middle schools	78.5%		72.9	93^rd of 417 public middle schools	77.7%	3	97.7	100.0	100.0	66.4	55.6	70.1	76.2		84.7	83.1	87.8	83.4	$9,841	$365	$9,476
Poquoson Middle	Public	6-8	985 Poquoson Ave	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-6031	491	36	13.6	20.2%	403 (82.1%)	7 (1.4%)	34 (6.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	83	33^rd of 419 public middle schools	92.1%		84.5	27^th of 417 public middle schools	93.5%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0	65.7	79.2	81.3	88.1		83.1	92.9	90.6	86.2	$8,858	$276	$8,582
Cesar Tarrant Middle	Public	6-8	1435 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4520	737	44	16.6	82.8%	110 (14.9%)	488 (66.2%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (9.5%)	38.9	286^th of 419 public middle schools	31.7%		41.6	270^th of 417 public middle schools	35.3%	16	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.1	20.8	62.6	64.0	100.0	64.5	63.8	67.8	69.2	$9,251	$936	$8,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Ella J. FitzGerald Middle

What district is Ella J. FitzGerald Middle in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Ella J. FitzGerald Middle?

Students at Ella J. FitzGerald Middle are 48% African American, 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Ella J. FitzGerald Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Ella J. FitzGerald Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ella J. FitzGerald Middle attend?

Students who attend Ella J. FitzGerald Middle usually go on to attend Woodside High

Is Ella J. FitzGerald Middle a good school?

Ella J. FitzGerald Middle ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Virginia middle schools.

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