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Katherine Johnson Elementary

Q: Is Katherine Johnson Elementary a good school?

Katherine Johnson Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Katherine Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Katherine Johnson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Katherine Johnson Elementary?

Students at Katherine Johnson Elementary are 60% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Katherine Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Katherine Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mary Passage Middle High : Woodside High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Katherine Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 526 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Katherine Johnson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with low academic performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were around 50-60%, compared to the state averages of 70-73%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 23.4%, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, over 96% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Katherine Johnson Elementary's performance is similar to other schools in the Newport News City Public Schools district, such as George J. McIntosh Elementary, Stoney Run Elementary, and Richneck Elementary, which also have low academic achievement and high rates of economic disadvantage. In contrast, the nearby Yorktown Elementary, which is part of the York County Public Schools district, has significantly higher academic performance and a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

553

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,883

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17346 Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA 23603

(757) 888-3320

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Katherine Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mary Passage Middle
High:	Woodside High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

16.6%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

940^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	19.0	940 of 1110	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	942 of 1114	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1068 of 1114	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1077 of 1109	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1046 of 1103	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	979 of 1105	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1003 of 1097	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1039 of 1099	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1056 of 1096	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1068 of 1100	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	1069 of 1110	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	1076 of 1120	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	1030 of 1117	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	899 of 1117	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	915 of 1113	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	983 of 1082	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	49.5	629 of 1081	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	817 of 1083	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	959 of 1071	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.2	679 of 1062	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	434 of 579	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	451 of 588	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	533 of 579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	962 of 1096	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	968 of 1098	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1030 of 1100	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	428 of 606	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	409 of 580	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	732 of 1046	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	832 of 1036	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	873 of 1093	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	902 of 1101	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1066 of 1093	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	192 of 192	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	179 of 271	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	952 of 973	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	952 of 979	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	731 of 984	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies59%-10 vs state

Science57%-12 vs state

English Reading55%-15 vs state

Mathematics55%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2017

My daughter has been going here for three years. The teachers are very nice and helpful. The principal Mrs. Walters really cares about her students. At the end last year one of the students went missing. She was out in our neighbor hood searching with us for hours until he was found. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 26, 2014

this was the best school ever Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	449	38	11.8	64.4%	108 (24.1%)	80 (17.8%)	219 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	30.6	820^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.4	817^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.7%	3	73.1	54.9	72.0	65.3	55.8	47.6	66.7	50.9	$12,450	$1,079	$11,371
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
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
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
Yorktown Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	131 Siege Ln	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 898-0358	599	41	14.6	52.8%	267 (44.6%)	136 (22.7%)	84 (14.0%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (15.9%)	71.8	328^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.1	357^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.0%	29	87.6	80.4	80.4	75.5	83.8	84.8	78.3	69.6	$9,758	$800	$8,958
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Katherine Johnson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Katherine Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Katherine Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary Passage Middle
High : Woodside High

What is the racial makeup of Katherine Johnson Elementary?

Students at Katherine Johnson Elementary are 60% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Two or more races.

Is Katherine Johnson Elementary a good school?

Katherine Johnson Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Katherine Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Katherine Johnson Elementary.

What district is Katherine Johnson Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

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