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Newport News City Public Schools


At a glance
111thof 129 Virginia districts▼ 1
Better than 13% of Virginia districts
12465 Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA 23606-3041
·(757) 591-4500·All Virginia district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 14% of districts
43
Schools
25,882
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedDeer Park Elementary46th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools
Biggest riser
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary up 147 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Huntington Middle 7.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
2★
1★
0★
6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Newport News City Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 40 schools, including 27 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 6 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 111 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as performing better than the district and state averages. Deer Park Elementary is ranked 46 out of 1,110 elementary schools in Virginia and has a 5-star rating, with very high proficiency rates across math, reading, and science. General Stanford Elementary and Hilton Elementary also have significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages. Additionally, Achievable Dream Academy and B.T. Washington Middle outperform the district and state in many subject areas.

However, the majority of schools in the district are underperforming compared to state averages, suggesting significant disparities in educational outcomes within the district. The district's four-year graduation rate of 92.8% is higher than the state average, but the dropout rate of 4.5% is slightly higher. Additionally, the district faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is significantly higher than the state average across all schools.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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