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Willis A. Jenkins Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Willis A. Jenkins Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 472 students in grades PK-5. 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, Willis A. Jenkins Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are generally below the district and state averages, and have declined in recent years, dropping from the 50-60% range in 2022-2023 to the 40-50% range in 2023-2024. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% to 23.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Newport News City Public Schools district, such as Knollwood Meadows Elementary, George J. McIntosh Elementary, and David A. Dutrow Elementary, generally perform better than Willis A. Jenkins Elementary on academic measures, despite having similar student demographics. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the performance differences between the schools.

507

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,502

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Menchville Road
Newport News, VA 23602

(757) 881-5400

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.0%

Hispanic:

19.1%

White:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 27 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

1,005^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	12.3	1005 of 1110	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	908 of 1114	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	775 of 1114	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	962 of 1109	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1017 of 1103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	945 of 1105	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	785 of 1097	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	803 of 1099	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	956 of 1096	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	1065 of 1100	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	1073 of 1110	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1106 of 1120	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	1108 of 1117	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	1111 of 1117	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1019 of 1113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	997 of 1082	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	814 of 1081	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	871 of 1083	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	889 of 1071	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	900 of 1062	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	531 of 579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	438 of 588	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	232 of 579	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	44 of 326	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	137 of 300	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	957 of 1096	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	839 of 1098	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	703 of 1100	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	423 of 606	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	352 of 564	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	894 of 1046	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	698 of 1036	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1010 of 1093	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	943 of 1101	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	835 of 1093	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	872 of 973	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	883 of 979	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+77 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-12 vs state

Mathematics53%-20 vs state

English Reading49%-22 vs state

VA Studies42%-27 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
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
B.C. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7750	388	19	20.4	99.7%	141 (36.3%)	158 (40.7%)	44 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)	35.1	770^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.4	872^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	21.7%	102	66.7	65.7	56.8	60.8	62.3	65.7	70.3	64.3	$10,075	$314	$9,761
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
Richard T. Yates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Maxwell Ln	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 881-5450	448	20	22.4	97.8%	178 (39.7%)	170 (37.9%)	43 (9.6%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	33.6	790^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.8%		36.1	772^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	30.7%	18	56.0	70.6	57.8	60.2	59.0	72.1	63.9	70.6	$9,446	$562	$8,884
L.F. Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Palmer Lane	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5000	465	26	17.8	98.3%	31 (6.7%)	190 (40.9%)	202 (43.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	22.4	897^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.2%		16	969^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	58.8	58.7	60.2	61.4	53.9	55.2	61.5	54.2	$8,954	$152	$8,802
Kiln Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7961	553	26	21.2	102.7%	90 (16.3%)	308 (55.7%)	89 (16.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	38.3	736^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.7%		28.7	858^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.0%	122	67.0	57.5	67.4	70.8	61.7	65.3	71.9	56.9	$10,588	$1,047	$9,541
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
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
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

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Newport News City Public Schools

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Willis A. Jenkins Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Willis A. Jenkins Elementary?

Students at Willis A. Jenkins Elementary are 54% African American, 19% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Willis A. Jenkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Willis A. Jenkins Elementary.

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