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General Stanford Elementary

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General Stanford Elementary ranks 373 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

General Stanford Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Eustis, Virginia, serving 468 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Newport News City Public Schools district.

General Stanford Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with strong proficiency rates in subjects like 3rd grade math (82.14% vs. 58.92% district, 72.89% state) and 5th grade science (88.89% vs. 60.34% district, 68.94% state). The school's statewide ranking has ranged from 151 to 373 out of over 1,100 Virginia elementary schools in recent years. General Stanford also has particularly strong performance among African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 200 schools in the state for these subgroups.

While General Stanford's academic results are impressive, the school faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and a predominantly low-income student population, with 77.3% to 97.65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, General Stanford has lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio, yet still manages to outperform its peers academically. The school's performance has fluctuated over time, but has generally improved, with the exception of a dip during the 2020-2021 school year likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

430

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,167

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

929 Madison Ave.
Fort Eustis, VA 23604

(757) 888-3200

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend General Stanford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mary Passage Middle
High:	Woodside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

22.8%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newport News City Public Schools

✓Above the Virginia median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

373^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	68.2	373 of 1110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	514 of 1114	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	358 of 1114	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	500 of 1109	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	715 of 1103	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	215 of 1105	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	240 of 1097	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	151 of 1099	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	161 of 1096	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	373 of 1100	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	381 of 1110	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.9	681 of 1120	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	604 of 1117	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	677 of 1117	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	465 of 1113	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.4	187 of 1082	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.7	51 of 1081	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	74.5	201 of 1083	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	57.5	471 of 1071	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	474 of 1062	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	98 of 579	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	199 of 588	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	163 of 579	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	431 of 1096	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	545 of 1098	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	414 of 1100	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	123 of 606	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	272 of 580	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	111 of 564	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	330 of 1093	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	477 of 1101	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	311 of 1093	71.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	145 of 192	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	146 of 182	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	517 of 973	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	565 of 979	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	390 of 984	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)24th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+20 vs state

Mathematics80%+7 vs state

English Reading77%+7 vs state

VA Studies74%+6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about General Stanford Elementary

Is General Stanford Elementary a good school?

General Stanford Elementary ranks 373^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is General Stanford Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of General Stanford Elementary attend?

Students who attend General Stanford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary Passage Middle
High : Woodside High

What is the racial makeup of General Stanford Elementary?

Students at General Stanford Elementary are 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 19% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend General Stanford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended General Stanford Elementary.

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