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Hilton Elementary

Q: Is Hilton Elementary a good school?

Hilton Elementary ranks 230 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hilton Elementary is a PK–5 school in Newport News, VA, serving 368 students as part of Newport News City Public Schools. Despite serving a community where nearly all students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Hilton has become one of the strongest schools in the region, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide (4 stars) for 2025–2026.

Hilton's test scores consistently beat district and state averages by wide margins. In 5th grade math, 84% of students passed the SOL, compared with roughly 60–66% district-wide and about 72–74% statewide. Reading results are similar: 84% of 5th graders passed versus about 60–63% across the district. In science, Hilton's 84.51% pass rate towers over the district's 58.71% and the state's 68.75%. These results place Hilton far ahead of nearby Newport News schools like Carver Elementary (5th percentile), Sedgefield Elementary (4th percentile), Riverside Elementary (7th percentile), and Newsome Park Elementary (3rd percentile). Hilton has also climbed from the 44th percentile in 2021–2022 to its current top-quarter ranking, a strong post-pandemic recovery. Only Deer Park Elementary (95th percentile) outperforms it among nearby Newport News schools, and it matches or beats comparable Hampton schools like Mary W. Jackson Elementary.

Attendance appears to be a key factor. Hilton's chronic absenteeism rate is just 8.5%, far below the district's 18.5% and the state's 14.8% — and dramatically lower than neighbors (Sedgefield 16%, Carver 18.8%, Riverside 20.9%, Newsome Park 25.7%). Hilton achieves these results while spending $9,357 per student, less than several lower-performing schools like Newsome Park ($12,112) and Carver ($11,703). For parents, Hilton shows that high poverty does not have to define outcomes; strong teaching, consistent attendance, and effective use of resources make it a standout choice in an otherwise struggling district.

368

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,225

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

225 River Rd
Newport News, VA 23601

(757) 591-4772

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Hilton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Homer L. Hines Middle
High:	Warwick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

African American:

26.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (84% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 79th (2026) from a 44th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg61%

Virginia avg72%

230^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	78.1	230 of 1111	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	249 of 1110	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	393 of 1114	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	459 of 1114	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	624 of 1109	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	554 of 1103	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	302 of 1105	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	195 of 1097	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.4	59 of 1099	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	45 of 1096	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.0	71 of 1100	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	70.9	279 of 1110	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	234 of 1120	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	75 of 1117	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	67 of 1117	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	11 of 1113	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	90.1	5 of 1082	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.5	13 of 1081	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	91.9	3 of 1083	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	49 of 1071	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	80.9	123 of 1062	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	104 of 591	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	37 of 579	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	128 of 588	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	243 of 579	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	237 of 1100	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	213 of 1096	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	387 of 1098	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	485 of 1100	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	61 of 606	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	140 of 564	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	189 of 1040	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	78 of 1046	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	60.4	406 of 1036	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	237 of 1099	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	306 of 1093	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	411 of 1101	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	439 of 1093	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	61 of 206	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	19 of 195	90.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	70 of 306	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	33.7	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	148 of 974	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	202 of 973	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	270 of 979	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	192 of 984	80.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)70th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+16 vs state

Mathematics84%+11 vs state

English Reading83%+12 vs state

VA Studies83%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 River Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4772	368	21	17.5	99.2%	198 (53.8%)	98 (26.6%)	38 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	78.1	230^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.6	249^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.6%	19							84.3	83.1	84.3				84.5			87.1	78.5	84.3					83.1	$11,225	$00	$11,225
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6160 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4950	634	37	17.1	99.5%	53 (8.4%)	344 (54.3%)	184 (29.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	7	1051^st of 1111 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.1	1063^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.2%	12							49.5	54.0	47.9				44.1			47.5	53.1	41.5					41.4	$11,156	$838	$10,318
Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Main Street	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4792	425	27	15.7	99.3%	75 (17.6%)	239 (56.2%)	63 (14.8%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)	5.1	1072^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	3.5%		10	1025^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.7%	47							56.0	44.3	31.5				27.0			49.3	54.6	43.8					34.7	$11,861	$1,469	$10,392
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	113 Wellington Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4641	343	24	14.2	95.6%	70 (20.4%)	197 (57.4%)	24 (7.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.1%)	78	231^st of 1111 public elementary schools	79.2%		90.3	45^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%	186							82.9	81.1	91.2				94.1			74.4	76.3	97.1					86.5	$11,163	$345	$10,818
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1406 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4627	499	31	16.0	88.8%	107 (21.4%)	298 (59.7%)	30 (6.0%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	44.3	690^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.7	776^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.1%	86							70.1	65.5	76.0				72.3			57.1	70.2	72.3					67.9	$10,944	$1,173	$9,771
George P. Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 Big Bethel Road	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 268-3500	1,438	151	9.5	87.1%	284 (19.7%)	819 (57.0%)	113 (7.9%)	42 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	169 (11.8%)	68.4	368^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.9%		69.8	357^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.8%	11	501.0	100.0	≥ 50%	95.8	100.0	≥ 50%	74.7	80.5	82.5	74.1	57.9	82.4	85.3	80.3	100.0	74.0	79.5	82.3	75.7	80.5	83.2	89.7	82.6	$10,005	$361	$9,644
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Country Club Road	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4740	506	25	20.2	99.0%	141 (27.9%)	230 (45.5%)	79 (15.6%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.1%)	9.5	1032^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	7.1%		11	1016^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.5%	16							44.4	49.3	47.0				45.8			47.2	58.2	58.0					48.5	$9,697	$190	$9,507
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Concord Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4634	452	30	15.0	92.3%	79 (17.5%)	283 (62.6%)	23 (5.1%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	58.9	493^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.5	567^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.9%	74							76.3	80.0	76.9				68.2			65.4	77.9	71.2					84.5	$10,804	$1,325	$9,479
Deer Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11541 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-7470	433	24	18.0	99.3%	101 (23.3%)	232 (53.6%)	41 (9.5%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	88.7	60^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.2	46^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%	14							89.6	89.9	97.1				94.2			79.1	95.7	89.9					91.3	$10,432	$71	$10,361
Newsome Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4200 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 928-6810	386	25	15.4	98.4%	4 (1.0%)	329 (85.2%)	33 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	4.9	1076^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.2%		5.6	1069^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.7%	7							47.2	40.0	46.2				44.2			43.4	51.0	46.2					41.2	$13,608	$1,257	$12,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hilton Elementary?

Students at Hilton Elementary are 54% White, 27% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Hilton Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

Is Hilton Elementary a good school?

Hilton Elementary ranks 230^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hilton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Hilton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hilton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hilton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Homer L. Hines Middle
High : Warwick High

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2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026

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