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Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 541 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.

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were around 50-60%, compared to the state averages of 72-73%. Compared to nearby schools like Knollwood Meadows Elementary and Dare Elementary, Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary generally performs worse on SOL tests, with lower proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies.

The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.7% to 23.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15%. Additionally, Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.68% to 97.6% over the past few years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. The school's relatively low per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratios compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to its academic challenges.

549

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,649

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13460 Woodside Lane
Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 886-7744

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ella J. FitzGerald Middle
High:	Woodside High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

Hispanic:

25.0%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 16 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

891^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	23.4	891 of 1110	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1038 of 1114	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1058 of 1114	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1048 of 1109	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	985 of 1103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1072 of 1105	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1012 of 1097	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1015 of 1099	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	779 of 1096	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.1	761 of 1100	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.0	759 of 1110	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	618 of 1120	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	524 of 1117	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	713 of 1117	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	571 of 1113	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.4	359 of 1082	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	503 of 1081	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.6	602 of 1083	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.8	767 of 1071	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.7	948 of 1062	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	396 of 579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	542 of 588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	526 of 579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	274 of 326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	240 of 306	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	939 of 1096	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1037 of 1098	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1080 of 1100	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	478 of 606	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	516 of 580	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	538 of 564	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	799 of 1046	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	965 of 1036	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	795 of 1093	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1018 of 1101	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	991 of 1093	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	124 of 192	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	167 of 195	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	182 of 182	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	830 of 973	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	939 of 979	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	882 of 984	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%-12 vs state

English Reading59%-12 vs state

Science58%-11 vs state

VA Studies52%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 8, 2017

This is school can not keep staff. Thry constantly have new teachers and principals only last a few years. They have a problem with bullying. The staff likes to sweep it under the rug. The have several students on honor roll and these children can not even spell. However, this school keeps lowering there educational standards, so they keep accreditation. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	399	28	14.2	37.8%	249 (62.4%)	40 (10.0%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	83.9	146^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.8%		80.3	214^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.8%	68	92.6	82.3	93.3	85.3	84.0	91.9	89.3	74.2	$12,026	$649	$11,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ella J. FitzGerald Middle
High : Woodside High

How many students attend Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary.

Is Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary are 43% African American, 25% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

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