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Stoney Run Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Stoney Run Elementary is a PK-5 elementary school in Newport News, VA, serving 453 students as part of the Newport News City Public Schools division. The school's academic standing is deeply concerning: for the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks 1067th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating. This is not a one-year anomaly; Stoney Run has ranked in the bottom 1-7% of the state for a full decade.

Test scores illustrate the scale of the challenge. In every subject and grade level, Stoney Run students score well below both district and state averages — no subject or grade reaches district-level performance. Only 40.98% of 4th graders passed math and 40.68% passed Virginia Studies, roughly 20-30 points below state averages. What makes this especially noteworthy is the comparison to nearby schools serving nearly identical student populations. David A. Dutrow Elementary, less than a mile away, has a virtually identical poverty rate (99.71% free/reduced lunch) yet sees 75% of 4th graders pass math. Knollwood Meadows Elementary, also under a mile away, and General Stanford Elementary, about two miles away, similarly outperform Stoney Run by wide margins despite having the same demographic profile.

There are some positives. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 45.4% in 2021-2022 to 12.5% — better than the district rate of 18.5% and the state rate of 14.8%. The school also spends more per student ($10,639) than several higher-performing neighbors and maintains a comparable student-teacher ratio of 17.4-to-1. This suggests the struggles at Stoney Run are not explained by poverty, attendance, or funding alone. Rather, significant changes in instruction and school culture may be needed to match the results of nearby schools operating under the same district conditions. For parents, the key takeaway is this: while attendance has improved and resources are adequate, academic outcomes have remained persistently low for a decade.

453

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,639

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 Lucas Creek Rd
Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 886-7755

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Stoney Run Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mary Passage Middle
High:	Denbigh High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

25.2%

White:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 30 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg61%

Virginia avg72%

1,067^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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	5.2	1067 of 1111	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1028 of 1110	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1069 of 1114	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1095 of 1114	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1094 of 1109	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1081 of 1103	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	1100 of 1105	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1072 of 1097	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1074 of 1099	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	1083 of 1096	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	1080 of 1100	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	1092 of 1110	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	1102 of 1120	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	1103 of 1117	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	998 of 1117	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	959 of 1113	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	825 of 1082	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	854 of 1081	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	948 of 1083	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	991 of 1071	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	952 of 1062	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	558 of 591	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	503 of 579	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	539 of 588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	559 of 579	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	280 of 315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1031 of 1100	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1000 of 1096	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1040 of 1098	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1062 of 1100	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	589 of 619	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	500 of 606	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1007 of 1040	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	961 of 1046	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	973 of 1036	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1070 of 1099	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1032 of 1093	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1070 of 1101	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1082 of 1093	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	966 of 974	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	928 of 973	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	951 of 979	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%-26 vs state

English Reading45%-26 vs state

Science42%-26 vs state

VA Studies41%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2012

This school is a terrible one. In all of our military career we have experienced many different types of schools but this one takes the cake. My daughters teacher would grab my daughters hand, extend her finger and push it onto the book. She also grabbed my daughters head with both hands and forced her to turn a different direction. After reporting it, the principle moved my daughter from the class, the teacher admitted to doing it and said it was because my daughter was not paying attention....but yet nothing was done to her and she is still there teaching. My daughter was diagnosed with ADD and yet rather than working with my daughter and myself the teacher would only send notes home day after day. She would read my notes to her in front of the class humiliating my daughter. I went to the board of education and had my daughter transferred to another school and she is doing WONDERFULLY! Stay clear of this school!! 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
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%)	5.2	1067^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.6	1028^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.4%	39	51.9	41.0	48.7	42.3	43.2	45.9	46.2	40.7	$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%)	30.4	838^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.6%		35.5	764^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.2%	74	69.7	56.7	65.5	63.6	60.6	61.2	63.6	63.6	$10,077	$661	$9,415
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%)	45.6	668^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.9%		33.3	797^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.2%	129	76.8	75.0	63.6	50.9	73.2	73.2	63.6	75.0	$8,935	$183	$8,752
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%)	33.7	806^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.8	818^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.3%	12	55.8	67.4	60.3	73.1	54.7	74.4	71.8	54.8	$9,561	$749	$8,812
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
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%)	72.1	321^st of 1111 public elementary schools	71.1%		68.2	373^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.4%	52	80.6	81.1	83.3	74.1	80.6	84.9	79.3	78.9	$9,167	$5,546	$3,621
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
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
B.C. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7750	388	19	20.4	99.7%	141 (36.3%)	158 (40.7%)	44 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)	43.7	693^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.1	770^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.6%	77	75.7	74.3	62.5	62.5	72.5	71.6	65.8	63.5	$10,075	$314	$9,761
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%)	38.3	752^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	32.3%		23.4	891^st of 1110 public elementary schools	19.7%	139	68.0	62.3	69.7	68.5	71.4	66.7	62.9	59.4	$8,649	$685	$7,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Stoney Run Elementary

Is Stoney Run Elementary a good school?

Stoney Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stoney Run Elementary?

Students at Stoney Run Elementary are 49% African American, 25% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Stoney Run Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Stoney Run Elementary.

What district is Stoney Run Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Stoney Run Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stoney Run Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary Passage Middle
High : Denbigh High

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