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Warwick High

Q: Is Warwick High a good school?

Warwick High ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Warwick High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,622 students attended Warwick High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Warwick High?

Students at Warwick High are 55% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Warwick High?

Warwick High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Hilton Elementary Elementary : Joseph H. Saunders Elementary Elementary : L.F. Palmer Elementary Elementary : Riverside Elementary Elementary : Sedgefield Elementary Middle : Homer L. Hines Middle

Public Grades 9-12

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 9% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Warwick High is a large high school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 1,622 students in grades 9–12 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. The school currently ranks 300th out of 331 Virginia high schools for 2025–26, placing it in the bottom decile statewide, and serves a high-poverty population with 93.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch.

Academic proficiency is a challenge in the early high school years. Just 39.8% of 10th graders are proficient in Biology, compared with 68.9% statewide — the lowest among nearby schools with reported data — and 9th-grade Algebra I proficiency is 69.8% versus 80.2% statewide. However, upper-grade results tell a more encouraging story: 11th-grade Algebra I proficiency is 92.9%, well above the 78.6% state average, and 12th-grade Biology proficiency also beats the state rate. This suggests that students who stay enrolled through the later grades can reach proficiency at or above state averages, even while the school as a whole ranks in the bottom decile.

Graduation and attendance present a mixed picture. Warwick's 2024–25 graduation rate of 96.1% tops the state average of 92.3%, though it was only 90.7% the year before. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.0% — higher than the state's 14.8% — but has improved dramatically from 40.3% in 2021–22. Within Newport News, only Heritage High ranks lower, while Menchville High, Denbigh High, and Achievable Dream Middle/High all rank higher. Notably, Achievable Dream — with an even higher poverty rate of 99.4% — ranks 107th statewide and posts a 100% graduation rate, showing that high poverty does not have to result in bottom-decile outcomes.

1,622

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,622

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

51 Copeland Lane
Newport News, VA 23601

(757) 591-4700

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Warwick High:

Elementary:	Hilton Elementary
	Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
	L.F. Palmer Elementary
	Riverside Elementary
	More...
	Sedgefield Elementary
Middle:	Homer L. Hines Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.0%

White:

19.7%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (71% vs 77% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 13% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg73%

Virginia avg77%

300^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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5^th of 6High 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	26.1	300 of 331	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	297 of 328	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	299 of 329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	288 of 325	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	271 of 327	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	276 of 327	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	276 of 326	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	223 of 324	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	201 of 321	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	301 of 322	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	307 of 321	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	301 of 321	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	298 of 320	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	313 of 317	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	310 of 313	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	309 of 316	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	306 of 313	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	290 of 314	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	212 of 242	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	205 of 245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	201 of 240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	240 of 253	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	284 of 321	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	275 of 322	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	189 of 242	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	158 of 236	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	127 of 233	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	86 of 232	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	291 of 321	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	280 of 324	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	285 of 320	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	289 of 322	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	278 of 321	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	102 of 105	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	55 of 92	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	143 of 198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	197 of 198	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	258 of 312	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	274 of 313	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	264 of 314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	236 of 315	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)8th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geography88%+17 vs state

Algebra II86%~ state avg

English Reading79%-7 vs state

World History II78%+38 vs state

Geometry78%~ state avg

Algebra I72%-7 vs state

VA and US History62%+23 vs state

Biology60%-17 vs state

Earth Science55%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)					SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Algebra II (2026)					SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Chemistry (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)							SOL Geography (2026)				SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				SOL Civics and Economics (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	Free/reduced lunch (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 Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 12th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Warwick High	Public	9-12	51 Copeland Lane	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4700	1,622	110	14.7	93.4%	319 (19.7%)	892 (55.0%)	267 (16.5%)	22 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (7.0%)	26.1	300^th of 331 public high schools	9.4%		26.8	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%	3				≥ 50%		78.1	381.0	< 50%				69.8	73.7	92.9	410.0	≥ 50%	91.8	66.7	399.0								72.9	39.8	55.3	79.0		≥ 50%	53.3	56.3	394.0					60.0	80.5	73.5	87.5	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			340.0	62.5	393.0		≥ 50%		78.3	432.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		$10,622	$187	$10,436
Bethel High	Public	9-12	1067 Big Bethel Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4400	1,769	119	14.8	92.7%	268 (15.1%)	1,177 (66.5%)	139 (7.9%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	147 (8.3%)	65.7	111^th of 331 public high schools	66.5%		67.3	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%	5	≥ 50%	83.9	386.0	≥ 50%		90.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				95.4	90.0	92.3	424.0		100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%								90.0	74.4	88.7	93.6				≥ 50%					385.0	56.3	87.6	100.0	67.6	40.9	≥ 50%		< 50%	387.0	42.9	90.0	81.6	402.0	91.3	100.0				≥ 50%		$11,896	$467	$11,428
Heritage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6100	1,106	79	14.0	95.0%	56 (5.1%)	827 (74.8%)	160 (14.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.2%)	16	318^th of 331 public high schools	3.9%		11.4	324^th of 328 public high schools	1.2%	6			< 50%			406.0	390.0			≥ 50%		40.9	66.7	≥ 50%	75.0		88.5	55.0	50.0	< 50%					< 50%		73.5	46.0	53.5	77.4		< 50%	401.0	390.0	≥ 50%				< 50%	57.1	76.9	67.9	84.6	403.0	416.0	< 50%		< 50%	360.0	53.6	374.0		≥ 50%	≥ 50%		404.0				$12,626	$355	$12,271
Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,707	126	13.6	95.7%	534 (31.3%)	650 (38.1%)	365 (21.4%)	43 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	37.5	257^th of 331 public high schools	22.4%		39.3	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%	7						69.8	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%		≥ 50%	76.0	90.9	414.0	91.7		95.7	56.5	63.6	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	≥ 50%		88.8	60.2	55.8	73.8		< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%					50.0	81.9	60.0	100.0		≥ 50%	≥ 50%			< 50%	400.0	411.0	< 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%				$10,511	$379	$10,132
Achievable Dream Middle/High	Public, Magnet	6-12	5720 Marshall Ave.	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 283-7820	498	50	9.9	—	11 (2.2%)	417 (83.7%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	66.9	107^th of 331 public high schools	67.7%		47.7	212^th of 328 public high schools	35.4%	105					81.8	75.0	< 50%		< 50%	100.0	100.0	66.7			≥ 50%		100.0	406.0			67.1	18.5	45.7				100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	62.4					61.2	72.1	60.0		≥ 50%	94.2	≥ 50%	93.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%														60.0	$13,102	$00	$13,102
Tabb High	Public	9-12	4431 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 867-7400	1,153	75	15.3	21.8%	629 (54.6%)	154 (13.4%)	135 (11.7%)	99 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (11.1%)	77.3	40^th of 331 public high schools	87.9%		77.2	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%			< 50%	86.5	71.4		96.9	58.8	< 50%	< 50%			94.4	394.0	57.1	≥ 50%		100.0	≥ 50%	431.0					418.0	395.0		96.2	74.4	385.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	72.7	385.0	≥ 50%					< 50%	94.2	369.0	92.2	≥ 50%					16.7		92.5	≥ 50%	< 50%		< 50%	64.7	426.0			$9,609	$424	$9,185
Hampton High	Public	9-12	1491 W Queen St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4430	1,301	91	14.2	92.2%	112 (8.6%)	982 (75.5%)	91 (7.0%)	20 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	82 (6.3%)	49.1	203^rd of 331 public high schools	38.7%		64.7	117^th of 328 public high schools	64.3%	86	< 50%	65.3	58.8	402.0		91.8	383.0					94.3	87.1	90.0	69.2		100.0	≥ 50%	408.0	401.0					≥ 50%		82.5	57.1	72.9	92.3			≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%				< 50%	86.3	81.2	85.7	83.8	49.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	60.6	50.0	58.3	55.3	396.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	354.0	40.9	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		$13,198	$504	$12,694
Denbigh High	Public, Magnet	9-12	259 Denbigh Blvd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 886-7700	1,269	89	14.3	95.2%	257 (20.3%)	615 (48.5%)	275 (21.7%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	85 (6.7%)	30.6	277^th of 331 public high schools	16.3%		21.7	308^th of 328 public high schools	6.1%	31						63.6	390.0	< 50%	< 50%			81.5	66.7	90.0	80.0		93.9	65.4	412.0	< 50%					< 50%	≥ 50%	80.7	57.3	60.0	65.2		415.0	377.0	332.0	362.0					50.0	75.7	58.1	94.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	73.7			394.0	384.0	447.0	380.0	≥ 50%	409.0		382.0		≥ 50%		$11,945	$548	$11,397
Poquoson High	Public	9-12	51 Odd Rd	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-7123	647	53	12.3	20.1%	571 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	80	25^th of 331 public high schools	92.4%		79.5	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%	1		≥ 50%	87.9	≥ 50%		96.2	390.0					100.0	70.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		100.0								< 50%		100.0	88.3	83.3	≥ 50%			< 50%	< 50%						≥ 50%	93.6	423.0						< 50%	373.0	394.0	89.9	366.0	< 50%			25.0				$10,413	$369	$10,044
Grafton High	Public	9-12	403 Grafton Dr	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0530	1,235	77	16.0	44.2%	658 (53.3%)	155 (12.6%)	156 (12.6%)	110 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	151 (12.2%)	66.6	109^th of 331 public high schools	67.1%		75.7	53^rd of 328 public high schools	83.8%	56		387.0	89.1	91.7		90.7	62.5	< 50%				84.1	378.0	435.0	≥ 50%		97.6	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	385.0		82.6	51.1	52.9	405.0		< 50%	392.0	≥ 50%						397.0	94.0	90.0	92.7	73.9				367.0	51.2	< 50%	78.7	64.3	≥ 50%			446.0				$9,318	$173	$9,145

Frequently Asked Questions about Warwick High

What is the racial makeup of Warwick High?

Students at Warwick High are 55% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Warwick High a good school?

Warwick High ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Virginia high schools.

How many students attend Warwick High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,622 students attended Warwick High.

What district is Warwick High in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What schools feed into Warwick High?

Warwick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hilton Elementary
Elementary : Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
Elementary : L.F. Palmer Elementary
Elementary : Riverside Elementary
Elementary : Sedgefield Elementary
Middle : Homer L. Hines Middle

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