Newport News City Public Schools
Public school district based in Newport News, Virginia. NCES district ID 5102640; state ID VA-117.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
43
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
25,882
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,320.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 982 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,880 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,960 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,963 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,003 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,882 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,949 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,907 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,832 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,863 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,337 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,968 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,716 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,640 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 1.8% | |
| Black or African American | 52.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 8.4% | |
| White | 18.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 43.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside High Newport News | 9–12 | Regular | 1,723 | 114.6 | 15 | City: Midsize |
| Menchville High Newport News | 9–12 | Regular | 1,707 | 125.5 | 13.6 | City: Midsize |
| Warwick High Newport News | 9–12 | Regular | 1,622 | 109.7 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Denbigh High Newport News | 9–12 | Regular | 1,269 | 88.6 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Heritage High Newport News | 9–12 | Regular | 1,106 | 79.0 | 14 | City: Midsize |
| Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 1,087 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 988 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Mary Passage Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 931 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 846 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Crittenden Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 781 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Joseph H. Saunders Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 660 | 35.0 | 18.9 | City: Midsize |
| Achievable Dream Academy Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 641 | 33.0 | 19.4 | City: Midsize |
| Carver Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 634 | 37.0 | 17.1 | City: Midsize |
| Discovery STEM Academy Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 561 | 32.0 | 17.5 | City: Midsize |
| Kiln Creek Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 553 | 26.0 | 21.3 | City: Midsize |
| Katherine Johnson Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 553 | 30.0 | 18.4 | City: Midsize |
| Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 549 | 31.0 | 17.7 | City: Midsize |
| Willis A. Jenkins Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 507 | 27.0 | 18.8 | City: Midsize |
| Riverside Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 506 | 25.0 | 20.2 | City: Midsize |
| Richneck Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 26.0 | 19.3 | City: Midsize |
| T. Ryland Sanford Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 498 | 27.0 | 18.4 | City: Midsize |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High Newport News | 6–12 | Regular | 498 | 50.0 | 10 | City: Midsize |
| Hidenwood Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 476 | 32.0 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| L.F. Palmer Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 465 | 26.0 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Knollwood Meadows Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 460 | 23.0 | 20 | City: Midsize |
| Stoney Run Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 453 | 26.0 | 17.4 | City: Midsize |
| Richard T. Yates Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 448 | 20.0 | 22.4 | City: Midsize |
| George J. McIntosh Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 446 | 25.0 | 17.8 | City: Midsize |
| Deer Park Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 433 | 24.0 | 18 | City: Midsize |
| General Stanford Elementary Ft. Eustis | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 22.0 | 19.5 | City: Midsize |
| Sedgefield Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 425 | 27.0 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| B.T. Washington Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 413 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Denbigh Early Childhood Center Newport News | PK | Regular | 397 | 26.0 | 15.3 | City: Midsize |
| B.C. Charles Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 388 | 19.0 | 20.4 | City: Midsize |
| Newsome Park Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 386 | 25.0 | 15.4 | City: Midsize |
| Hilton Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 368 | 21.0 | 17.5 | City: Midsize |
| David A. Dutrow Elementary Newport News | PK–5 | Regular | 341 | 20.0 | 17.1 | City: Midsize |
| Watkins Early Childhood Center Newport News | PK | Regular | 326 | 23.0 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Huntington Middle Newport News | 6–8 | Regular | 292 | 37.8 | 7.7 | City: Midsize |
| John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News | PK–K | Regular | 213 | 15.0 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Point Option Alternative School Newport News | — | Alternative | Not reported | 12.6 | — | City: Midsize |
| Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science Academy Newport News | — | Career and Technical | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy Newport News | — | Career and Technical | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.