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What's the vibe like in the hallways at ACHIEVABLE DREAM MIDDLE/HIGH right now?
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Enrollment
498
High
DISTRICT 1,321 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264002344
Achievable Dream Middle/High
5720 Marshall Ave., Newport News, VA 23605 · (757) 283-7820 · Newport News city
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
495 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 14% |
Student demographics
29%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
Schools most like Achievable Dream Middle/High
Achievable Dream Middle/High's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievable Dream Middle/High this school | 498 | 99.4% | 71.1% |
| Franklin High Franklin | 504 | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Armstrong High Richmond | 709 | 92.5% | 60.4% |
| Booker T Washington High Norfolk | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Sussex Central High Sussex | 331 | 100.0% | 79.1% |
| Heritage High Newport News | 1,106 | 95.0% | 54.9% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Achievable Dream Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #200 of 311 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #280 of 316 ▼ 11 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #297 of 316 ▼ 31 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #253 of 325 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #17 of 309 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #264 of 309 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #31 of 319 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #35 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
498
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 498 | 50 | 10.0:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 31.6 | 15.4:1 | 97% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | N/A | N/A | 90% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 33 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 84% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 85% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 83% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achievable Dream Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (439 to 498); teachers up 72% (29 to 50).
About Achievable Dream Middle/High
Achievable Dream Middle/High is a small high school in Virginia, located in Newport News. Enrollment stands at 498 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 59% below the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia.
Newport News City Public Schools oversees Achievable Dream Middle/High and 39 other schools, with 25,882 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Achievable Dream Middle/High is Black, at 84%. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% White. Among all residents of Newport News city, the Black share is about 41%. The diversity index for Achievable Dream Middle/High is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Achievable Dream Middle/High, there are about 10.0 students; the school has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. The average for public schools in Newport News city is similar, at 98%.
Achievable Dream Middle/High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Virginia public high schools.
Achievable Dream Middle/High scores 71.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.0%.
Looking at the county, Newport News city, median household income comes to about $69,634, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 48 public schools and about 25,882 students.
Among nearby public schools, Huntington Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Achievable Dream Middle/High. On state test proficiency, Achievable Dream Middle/High ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Achievable Dream Middle/High inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.0:1, from 15.6:1.
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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
- Huntington Middle0.2 mi · 292
- Heritage High0.2 mi · 1,106
- Newsome Park Elementary0.6 mi · 386
- B.T. Washington Middle1.1 mi · 413
- John Marshall Early Childhood Center1.6 mi · 213
- C. Alton Lindsay Middle1.8 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Achievable Dream Middle/HighHow large is Achievable Dream Middle/High?
Achievable Dream Middle/High enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 06-12.
Is Achievable Dream Middle/High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Achievable Dream Middle/High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Achievable Dream Middle/High?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Achievable Dream Middle/High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Achievable Dream Middle/High?
At Achievable Dream Middle/High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Achievable Dream Middle/High public or private?
Achievable Dream Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newport News City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.