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Kiln Creek Elementary

Q: Is Kiln Creek Elementary a good school?

Kiln Creek Elementary ranks 817 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

817^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kiln Creek Elementary is a PK–5 school in Newport News, VA, serving 553 students in Newport News City Public Schools. The school serves a very high-poverty population, with a free/reduced lunch rate above 100%, and currently holds a 1-star state rating (26th percentile), down from a 3-star mid-tier rating in the mid-2010s. Across 2025–2026 SOL tests, average proficiency is about 64% — above the district's 61% but below the state's 72%. Strengths include 5th grade math (70.6% vs. 59.8% district) and 3rd grade math (71.1% vs. 66.1% district), while 4th grade math lags at 58.8%.

The school's clearest success is attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 34.1% in 2021–2022 to 16.0% in 2024–2025, now below the district average. Subgroup results are encouraging in places — Hispanic students rank in the 55th percentile statewide, African American students in the 37th, and military-connected students jumped from the 9th to 35th percentile. Among nearby Newport News schools, Kiln Creek is mid-pack, similar to Richneck Elementary and T. Ryland Sanford Elementary, and above George J. McIntosh Elementary and Joseph H. Saunders Elementary.

The contrast with nearby York County Public Schools is stark: Mount Vernon Elementary posts roughly 89% average proficiency, Coventry Elementary about 86%, and Grafton Bethel Elementary about 84%, compared to Kiln Creek's 64%. Per-student spending at Kiln Creek ($10,588) is actually higher than at those schools, suggesting poverty and class sizes matter more than funding. The student-teacher ratio jumped from 15.5 to 21.2 in one year. The biggest concern is disabled students, who rank at the 7th percentile statewide. Still, with improving attendance and solid district-relative performance, Kiln Creek shows signs of cautious progress.

553

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,588

Per pupil spending ?

102.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy
Newport News, VA 23602

(757) 886-7961

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Kiln Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Menchville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.7%

White:

16.3%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 72% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg61%

Virginia avg72%

817^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Newport News City Public Schools

105^th of 131Newport 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
2026	32.4	817 of 1111	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	736 of 1110	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	858 of 1114	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	922 of 1114	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	921 of 1109	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	846 of 1103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	718 of 1105	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	492 of 1097	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	439 of 1099	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	510 of 1096	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	648 of 1100	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	735 of 1110	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	578 of 1120	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.8	412 of 1117	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.7	794 of 1117	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.4	732 of 1113	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	539 of 1082	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	369 of 1081	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	406 of 1083	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.7	456 of 1071	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	468 of 1062	55.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	372 of 591	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	373 of 579	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	446 of 588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	487 of 579	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	389 of 420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	778 of 1100	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	671 of 1096	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	838 of 1098	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	897 of 1100	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	276 of 619	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	192 of 606	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	180 of 580	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	132 of 564	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	775 of 1040	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	612 of 1046	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	823 of 1036	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	843 of 1099	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	790 of 1093	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	863 of 1101	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	925 of 1093	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	178 of 195	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	141 of 182	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	147 of 271	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	154 of 247	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	835 of 974	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	68.4	304 of 973	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	695 of 979	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	810 of 984	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%-7 vs state

Science63%-6 vs state

English Reading63%-8 vs state

VA Studies62%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 22, 2016

Terrible school and stuff. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

This school is very active and the teacher are more involved with the students than any other school district that I have seen. I just wish my kids could go to this school in till they have full graduated from k-12. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	32.4	817^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.5%		38.3	736^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.7%	81	71.1	58.8	70.6	63.2	60.2	63.9	64.7	61.9	$10,588	$1,047	$9,541
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%)	39.6	739^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.5%		22.4	897^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.2%	158	73.5	59.3	69.2	69.2	59.3	62.6	70.1	73.6	$8,954	$152	$8,802
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%)	25	893^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	19.6%		12.3	1005^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.5%	112	67.6	55.3	53.7	68.7	59.2	55.3	65.7	56.5	$9,502	$651	$8,851
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	87.6	83^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%	34	86.5	88.5	91.8	89.8	85.7	94.7	89.8	89.1	$9,804	$308	$9,496
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%)	35	788^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.1%		33.6	790^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.8%	2	71.3	57.8	70.4	67.6	70.0	61.1	68.1	54.4	$9,446	$562	$8,884
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	79	216^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	80.6	89.5	84.0	83.0	80.4	87.3	84.0	82.1	$9,971	$342	$9,629
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%)	14.8	990^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	988^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.0%	2	60.9	54.7	42.9	39.7	52.2	63.5	48.3	61.9	$12,275	$1,538	$10,737
Coventry Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Owen Davis Blvd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0403	630	41	15.3	34.8%	285 (45.2%)	90 (14.3%)	68 (10.8%)	110 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.3%)	82.1	171^st of 1111 public elementary schools	84.6%		78.1	246^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.8%	75	90.7	83.9	89.5	83.8	83.3	85.4	91.4	80.8	$8,867	$519	$8,348
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	660	35	18.8	100.9%	97 (14.7%)	319 (48.3%)	185 (28.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	12.2	1009^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.2	1007^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.3%	2	63.4	49.6	48.5	46.6	45.5	55.9	45.2	59.5	$8,526	$641	$7,885
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%)	32.9	812^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.9%		21.9	904^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%	92	74.3	64.9	52.7	60.2	63.5	68.8	67.7	58.4	$8,202	$47	$8,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiln Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kiln Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kiln Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Menchville High

Is Kiln Creek Elementary a good school?

Kiln Creek Elementary ranks 817^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Kiln Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Kiln Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kiln Creek Elementary?

Students at Kiln Creek Elementary are 56% African American, 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Kiln Creek Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

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