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Sedgefield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sedgefield Elementary is a PK-5 school in Newport News, VA, serving 425 students in the Newport News City Public Schools district. The school has ranked near the bottom of Virginia elementary schools for over a decade, placing in the 4th percentile for 2025-26. Academic proficiency is far below district and state averages in every subject and grade. For example, 5th grade math proficiency was 31.46%, compared to 72.39% statewide, while 5th grade science was 26.97% versus 68.75% statewide. These gaps widen in upper elementary, suggesting students struggle more as academic demands increase.

One notable trend is a sharp decline in 5th-grade performance in the most recent year, undoing gains made between 2022-23 and 2024-25. Chronic absenteeism, however, has improved and now sits at 16.0%, below the district average of 18.5% and close to the state average of 14.8%. While this is a genuine positive, nearby high-performing schools like Deer Park Elementary (95th percentile) and Hilton Elementary (79th percentile) have chronic absenteeism rates of 6.3% and 8.5%, respectively. These schools serve similarly high-poverty populations—around 100% free/reduced lunch—yet achieve dramatically higher results, proving that poverty alone does not determine outcomes.

Sedgefield struggles to serve nearly all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 1–5th percentile for most groups. Military-connected students are particularly underserved, ranking 190th out of 192 schools statewide. The only relative bright spot is with Hispanic students, who rank at the 32nd percentile. Spending and class sizes do not explain the performance gap: Sedgefield spends $10,365 per student with a 15.7:1 student-teacher ratio, while Deer Park spends less and outperforms it. The path forward likely requires improving instructional effectiveness and student support systems rather than simply adding resources.

425

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,365

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23605

(757) 591-4792

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Sedgefield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Homer L. Hines Middle
High:	Warwick High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.2%

White:

17.6%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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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 (42% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 42 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg61%

Virginia avg72%

1,072^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	5.1	1072 of 1111	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	1025 of 1110	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1031 of 1114	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1087 of 1114	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1076 of 1109	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1067 of 1103	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1093 of 1105	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1083 of 1097	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.8	1091 of 1099	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	1088 of 1096	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1062 of 1100	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	1105 of 1110	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	1115 of 1120	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	1115 of 1117	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	1101 of 1117	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1109 of 1113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	936 of 1082	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.4	615 of 1081	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.6	718 of 1083	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.2	583 of 1071	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.6	939 of 1062	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	562 of 591	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	509 of 579	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	517 of 588	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	567 of 579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1065 of 1100	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1015 of 1096	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1015 of 1098	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1084 of 1100	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	421 of 619	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	347 of 606	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	449 of 580	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.4	228 of 564	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	986 of 1040	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	955 of 1046	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	942 of 1036	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	1062 of 1099	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1006 of 1093	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1025 of 1101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1011 of 1093	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	190 of 192	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	960 of 973	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	968 of 979	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	969 of 984	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading49%-22 vs state

Mathematics43%-30 vs state

VA Studies35%-36 vs state

Science27%-42 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 (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 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
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	100.5%	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	$10,365	$1,372	$8,993
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	$10,164	$587	$9,577
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	101.3%	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	$11,703	$1,365	$10,338
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	$9,357	$00	$9,357
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	$7,917	$437	$7,480
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	$9,429	$1,364	$8,065
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	$9,482	$1,237	$8,245
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	100.9%	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	$9,121	$00	$9,121
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1424 Aberdeen Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4624	482	33	14.6	90.2%	51 (10.6%)	335 (69.5%)	29 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	41.6	716^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.8	723^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.9%	7							71.1	73.3	71.3				65.2			57.8	69.7	64.0					70.8	$8,764	$1,686	$7,077
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	$9,032	$164	$8,868

Frequently Asked Questions about Sedgefield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sedgefield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sedgefield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Homer L. Hines Middle
High : Warwick High

What district is Sedgefield Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sedgefield Elementary?

Students at Sedgefield Elementary are 56% African American, 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Sedgefield Elementary a good school?

Sedgefield Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Sedgefield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Sedgefield Elementary.

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