School district · Virginia

Newport News City Public Schools

Newport News City Public Schools in Virginia: 43 public schools with 25,882 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,926 per student in FY2024.

Schools
43
Students
25,882
Students per teacher
12.5
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,926
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
2,074
Counselors (FTE)
83.0
Students per counselor
312
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.0
Librarians (FTE): 36.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

58%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

11,052 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

52%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

9,699 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$10.6K16
$11.2K17
$11.5K18
$11.7K19
$11.9K20
$12.7K21
$15.1K22
$16.1K23
$17.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $107.4M
State
52% · $271.3M
Local
27% · $140.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,671
Support services
$7,344
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$38.1M
Long-term debt
$4.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 25Middle schools: 7High schools: 6Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Denbigh Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K39715.3——
Watkins Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K32614.2——
Achievable Dream AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–564119.460%66%
B.C. Charles ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–538820.466%63%
Carver ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–563417.144%48%
David A. Dutrow ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–534117.162%65%
Deer Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543318.091%93%
Discovery STEM AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–556117.543%49%
General Stanford ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543019.577%80%
George J. McIntosh ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–544617.848%49%
Hidenwood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547614.954%61%
Hilton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–536817.584%84%
John Marshall Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–K21314.2——
Joseph H. Saunders ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–566018.945%49%
Katherine Johnson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–555318.455%55%
Kiln Creek ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–555321.366%64%
Knollwood Meadows ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546020.062%63%
L.F. Palmer ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546517.957%59%
Newsome Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–538615.442%45%
Oliver C. Greenwood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–554917.759%60%
Richard T. Yates ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–544822.465%61%
Richneck ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–550219.362%60%
Riverside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–550620.254%45%
Sedgefield ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542515.749%51%
Stoney Run ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–545317.448%46%
T. Ryland Sanford ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–549818.465%62%
Willis A. Jenkins ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–550718.849%53%
B.T. Washington MiddleFree meals for all
6–8413—80%63%
Crittenden MiddleFree meals for all
6–8781—50%37%
Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleFree meals for all
6–8988—54%48%
Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,087—59%49%
Homer L. Hines MiddleFree meals for all
6–8846—61%41%
Huntington MiddleFree meals for all
6–82927.741%19%
Mary Passage MiddleFree meals for all
6–8931—59%42%
Achievable Dream Middle/HighFree meals for all
6–1249810.070%48%
Denbigh HighFree meals for all
9–121,26914.3——
Heritage HighFree meals for all
9–121,10614.0——
Menchville HighFree meals for all
9–121,70713.6——
Warwick HighFree meals for all
9–121,62214.8——
Woodside HighFree meals for all
9–121,72315.0——
Heritage High School Governor's STEM AcademyCareer and technical
—————
Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science AcademyCareer and technical
—————
Point Option Alternative SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
—————

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
12465 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606
Phone
(757)591-4500
Website