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Best High Schools in Zip Code 23602

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1,707

Students

Top rankedMenchville High257^th of 331 Virginia high schools

Summary:

ZIP code 23602 contains exactly one high school — Menchville High — serving grades 9-12 with 1,707 students in the Newport News City Public Schools district. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this is a very high-poverty school, with 95.72% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Despite the challenge that poverty often presents, Menchville posts a 96.3% graduation rate and a 0.4% dropout rate, both dramatically better than the Virginia state averages of 92.3% and 5.0%, respectively. The school spends $9,595 per pupil and maintains a favorable 13.6 student-teacher ratio.

Academically, Menchville High averages 68.6% proficiency across 40 SOL test observations, which is stronger than the Newport News City Public Schools district's 64.6% but slightly below the state's 69.7%. The school clearly outperforms its district average in 70% of test observations, but only beats the state average 37.5% of the time. Menchville shines in math, averaging 79.3% proficiency across Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II — ahead of both the district (76.0%) and state (78.2%). Geography is another standout, with a 91.5% average proficiency versus the state's 73.3%, including a perfect 100% score on 9th-grade Geography in 2025-26. English Reading is the biggest weakness, averaging 62.1% proficiency versus the state's 73.3%.

The most striking pattern is a 10th-grade slump. While 9th, 11th, and 12th graders outperform or match state averages, 10th graders average just 50.6% proficiency — far below the state's 57.8%. Tenth-grade VA/US History was an extreme outlier at 8.3% proficiency in 2024-25, and 10th-grade English Reading dipped to 33.3%. Chronic absenteeism runs at 18.4%, above the state's 14.8% but nearly identical to the district's 18.5%. Menchville High's SchoolDigger state ranking remains in the bottom quarter of Virginia high schools, though it has improved from 279th in 2023-24 to 257th in 2025-26. In short, Menchville is a resilient high-poverty school with strong graduation outcomes and solid math performance, but targeted literacy and social studies support for 10th graders would likely lift its statewide standing.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)					SOL Algebra II (2026)				SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (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)		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 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%	$9,595	$359	$9,236

Cities Near Zip Code 23602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport News	1.17 mi	49	328^th
Fort Eustis	3.59 mi	1	110^th
Yorktown	3.8 mi	12	61^st
Grafton	4.01 mi	1	38^th
Langley AFB	5.7 mi	1	15^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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