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What's the one class at ACHIEVABLE DREAM ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264002343
Achievable Dream Academy
726 16th St., Newport News, VA 23607 · (757) 928-6827 · Newport News city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
643 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Achievable Dream Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #785 of 1,101 | #6 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #793 of 1,111 ▼ 129 | #5 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #852 of 1,111 ▼ 87 | #11 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #280 of 1,176 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,090 of 1,105 | #21 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #977 of 1,106 | #26 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #101 of 1,157 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #638 of 759 | #24 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
641
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 98% (609) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 37.5 | 15.5:1 | 91% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 99% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 91% (580) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achievable Dream Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (668 to 641); teachers down 11% (37 to 33).
About Achievable Dream Academy
Families in Newport News, Virginia, are served by Achievable Dream Academy, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 641 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
The Newport News City Public Schools system has 40 schools and 25,882 students.
Federal enrollment data show Achievable Dream Academy is 82% Black. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Among all residents of Newport News city, the Black share is about 41%. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
allk12 grades Achievable Dream Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Achievable Dream Academy falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 62.4% actual against 60.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Newport News city, the median household income is $69,634, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Achievable Dream Academy is one of 48 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is John Marshall Early Childhood Center, about 0.5 miles away. Achievable Dream Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.5% on proficiency, and Achievable Dream Academy is above that at 62.4%.
Achievable Dream Academy has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 19.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Achievable Dream Academy, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Newport News city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
184,216
Census ACS
Median income
$69,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
25,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other schools in Newport News
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Nearby schools
- John Marshall Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 213
- Discovery STEM Academy0.7 mi · 561
- B.T. Washington Middle1.3 mi · 413
- Newsome Park Elementary1.5 mi · 386
- Achievable Dream Middle/High2.1 mi · 498
- Heritage High2.2 mi · 1,106
Frequently asked questions
About Achievable Dream AcademyHow many students attend Achievable Dream Academy?
Achievable Dream Academy enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Achievable Dream Academy serve?
Achievable Dream Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievable Dream Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Achievable Dream Academy is approximately 19.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Achievable Dream Academy?
Student demographics at Achievable Dream Academy are roughly 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Achievable Dream Academy in?
Achievable Dream Academy is part of Newport News City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.