Summary:
ZIP code 23601 in Newport News, Virginia, is served by a single high school, Warwick High, which enrolls 1,622 students in grades 9–12 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. Because there is only one high school in the area, this profile focuses entirely on Warwick High and how it compares with district and state averages.
Warwick High has some notable strengths. Its graduation rate of 96.1% exceeds the Virginia average of 92.3%, and its dropout rate of just 1.0% is far better than the state's 5.0%. The school also shines in upper-grade math: 11th-grade Algebra I proficiency is 92.86% compared with the state's 78.64%, and 12th-grade Algebra I is 94.44% versus the state's 87.01%. Several 12th-grade science and social studies scores also beat state averages, including Earth Science at 95.65% versus the state's 61.31%. Overall, Warwick's combined proficiency across all tested subjects is about 63.6%, nearly matching its district but running about 4 points behind the state average.
However, the school faces real challenges. Warwick ranks in the 9th percentile statewide (300 out of 331 schools) and has received 0 stars for three consecutive years. Chronic absenteeism is 22.0%, well above the state's 14.8%, and 93.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The biggest academic concerns are in 9th- and 10th-grade science and history: Earth Science 9th-grade proficiency was 29.41% versus the state's 73.02%, and World History I was 33.21% versus 66.63%. The pattern suggests that upper-grade students perform well, while 9th- and 10th-grade students need additional support in foundational subjects.
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