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Crittenden Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
386th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 419 Virginia Middle Schools
Better than 8% of Virginia middle schools
Summary

Crittenden Middle is a public magnet middle school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 849 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.

Crittenden Middle faces significant academic and operational challenges, with consistently low performance compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.71% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 37.46% for the district and 52.97% for the state. The school's performance for various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and students with disabilities, is also concerning, ranking in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools. Additionally, Crittenden Middle has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 23.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Crittenden Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Newport News City Public Schools district, it consistently underperforms. For instance, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle and B.T. Washington Middle have significantly higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Crittenden Middle's performance is not on par with other high-performing magnet schools in the region, such as Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle in Hampton City Public Schools, which has much higher academic achievement, a higher school ranking, and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

781
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,632
Per pupil spending ?
98.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6158 Jefferson Ave
       Newport News, VA  23605

(757) 591-4900

District: Newport News City Public Schools


Students who attend Crittenden Middle usually attend:

High:    Heritage High

Feeder schools for Crittenden Middle:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary
    Newsome Park Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.7%
Hispanic:
12.8%
White:
7.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (49% vs 69% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg57%
Virginia avg69%
386th of 419
Virginia public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Middle Schools in the Newport News City Public Schools
111th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202513.3386 of 4197.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.6381 of 4178.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.2386 of 4228.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7391 of 4155.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.3408 of 4192.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.0379 of 42410.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6346 of 41316.2%★☆☆☆☆
201717.0377 of 4159.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201623.8354 of 40913.4%★☆☆☆☆
201521.5357 of 41213.3%★☆☆☆☆
201418.8364 of 41612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201326.4340 of 41618.3%★☆☆☆☆
201232.8325 of 41321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201136.0309 of 41325.2%★☆☆☆☆
201034.6310 of 40824.0%★☆☆☆☆
200926.2335 of 39014.1%★☆☆☆☆
200830.5324 of 39117.1%★☆☆☆☆
200725.2359 of 3877.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200625.3343 of 38310.4%★☆☆☆☆
200535.4272 of 34020.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202520.3255 of 29714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2252 of 29915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.6258 of 29813.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20249.6269 of 2814.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.4264 of 2785.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202511.9375 of 4036.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.4376 of 4077.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.6358 of 41112.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202522.8232 of 27916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202433.1194 of 27228.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2224 of 27518.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.3359 of 40310.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.4345 of 40214.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202513.9371 of 4048.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.7370 of 4079.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5389 of 4094.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202562.943 of 13066.9%★★★☆☆
202331.992 of 11419.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202543.3153 of 24437.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.3146 of 23738.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.3190 of 23117.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202533.6298 of 40025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.7270 of 39631.8%★★☆☆☆
202350.2200 of 40250.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Military Connected (2025)67th percentile+59 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+29 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Disabled (2024)4th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Geometry95%~ state avg
Algebra I90%-4 vs state
Earth Science88%~ state avg
Civics and Economics51%-23 vs state
English Reading50%-23 vs state
Science39%-27 vs state
Mathematics37%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Crittenden Middle.

Students at Crittenden Middle are 71% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Crittenden Middle usually go on to attend Heritage High

Crittenden Middle ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Virginia middle schools.


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