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Knollwood Meadows Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Knollwood Meadows Elementary is a PK–5 school in Newport News, VA, serving about 460 students in the Newport News City Public Schools district. The school's state ranking has declined significantly in recent years, falling from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 25th percentile in 2025–2026, earning it a 1-star rating — a steep drop from its 83rd-percentile ranking back in 2017–2018.

Academically, Knollwood's SOL test scores tell a mixed story. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math (69.7% proficient) and 5th grade math (65.5%) came in above the district average, while 4th grade math (56.7%) and 4th grade reading (61.2%) lagged behind both the district and state. Notably, the 2024–2025 5th grade class was a standout — with 79.7% proficient in math and 82.8% in reading, far outpacing the district — but those gains did not carry into the following year's 5th grade, suggesting uneven instructional quality across grade levels. Nearby General Stanford Elementary ranks at the 71st percentile, and both B.C. Charles Elementary and David A. Dutrow Elementary have moved ahead despite serving similarly high-poverty populations. One genuine strength: Knollwood's chronic absenteeism rate was just 13.2% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 18.5% and far healthier than nearby T. Ryland Sanford Elementary at 22.0%.

The school's student–teacher ratio jumped sharply from 14.6 in 2023–2024 to 20.0 in 2024–2025 — one of the highest among nearby schools — which may be contributing to the recent academic slide. Subgroup rankings have also dropped broadly, with African American, Hispanic, and low-income students all seeing double-digit percentile declines over the past two years. The school spends roughly $10,077 per student, more than higher-performing neighbors like General Stanford ($9,167), suggesting funding alone isn't driving outcomes. While Knollwood is not the lowest-performing school in its cluster, it is losing ground. Its strong attendance record and occasional grade-level bright spots provide a foundation for recovery, but addressing staffing and instructional consistency will be critical to reversing the trend.

460

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,726

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

826 Moyer Rd
Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 886-7783

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Knollwood Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mary Passage Middle
High:	Denbigh High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.0%

White:

32.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg61%

Virginia avg72%

838^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	30.4	838 of 1111	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	764 of 1110	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	585 of 1114	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	608 of 1114	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	564 of 1109	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	621 of 1103	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	451 of 1105	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	186 of 1097	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.7	420 of 1099	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.8	518 of 1096	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	631 of 1100	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.0	395 of 1110	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	544 of 1120	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	373 of 1117	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	329 of 1117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	49.3	658 of 1113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	649 of 1082	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.5	414 of 1081	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	254 of 1083	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	60.8	430 of 1071	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.3	130 of 1062	87.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	394 of 591	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	261 of 579	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	178 of 588	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	307 of 579	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	237 of 355	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	269 of 324	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	807 of 1100	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	741 of 1096	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	486 of 1098	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	628 of 1100	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	433 of 619	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	393 of 606	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.9	141 of 580	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	205 of 564	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	861 of 1040	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	680 of 1046	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	493 of 1036	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	861 of 1099	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	788 of 1093	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	671 of 1101	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	575 of 1093	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	95 of 192	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	129 of 195	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	117 of 182	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	31 of 245	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	659 of 974	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	709 of 973	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	549 of 979	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	710 of 984	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile+42 vs school

Military Connected (2025)51st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2024)33rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%-9 vs state

VA Studies64%-7 vs state

Science64%-5 vs state

English Reading62%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

One of the most organized and responsible group of administrators and staff members I have ever seen. THey definitely believe in the idea that every child in the school is their child and not "here's my group of kids and there's your group of kids." This creates a truly unified support system for the students. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2012

The teachers are truly caring! This school is such a breath of fresh air after our horrible experience at Epes Elementary! Such a great place! My daughter looks forward to going to school now! Thank you! 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 (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 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
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	99.3%	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	$10,726	$369	$10,357
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	99.3%	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	$12,521	$1,363	$11,159
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	99.1%	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	$10,982	$277	$10,705
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	$9,098	$295	$8,804
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	99.3%	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	$10,605	$3,508	$7,097
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	99.3%	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	$13,038	$1,217	$11,822
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	99.4%	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	$9,887	$666	$9,221
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	99.2%	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	$11,897	$569	$11,328
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	99.4%	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	$9,748	$101	$9,647
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	99.5%	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	$9,813	$398	$9,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Knollwood Meadows Elementary

How many students attend Knollwood Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Knollwood Meadows Elementary.

What district is Knollwood Meadows Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Knollwood Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knollwood Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary Passage Middle
High : Denbigh High

What is the racial makeup of Knollwood Meadows Elementary?

Students at Knollwood Meadows Elementary are 35% African American, 32% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Knollwood Meadows Elementary a good school?

Knollwood Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

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