Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001040
B.C. Charles Elementary
701 Menchville Road, Newport News, VA 23602 · (757) 886-7750 · Newport News city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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
20.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
387 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
68%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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 B.C. Charles Elementary
B.C. Charles Elementary's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.C. Charles Elementary this school | 388 | 99.7% | 60.5% |
| Richard T. Yates Elementary Newport News | 448 | 97.8% | 64.5% |
| Blackstone Primary Blackstone | 371 | 99.7% | 51.8% |
| William Fox Elementary Richmond | 367 | 100.0% | 73.9% |
| Knollwood Meadows Elementary Newport News | 460 | 99.6% | 65.0% |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond | 310 | 100.0% | 74.1% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 B.C. Charles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #822 of 1,101 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #813 of 1,111 ▲ 107 | #7 of 24 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #656 of 1,111 ▲ 158 | #5 of 24 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #841 of 1,176 | #22 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,101 of 1,105 | #25 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #301 of 1,106 | #8 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #134 of 1,157 | #14 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #122 of 759 | #5 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
388
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 97% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27.5 | 14.1:1 | 91% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 26 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 49% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 51% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 33% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B.C. Charles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (504 to 388); teachers down 34% (29 to 19).
About B.C. Charles Elementary
Families in Newport News, Virginia, are served by B.C. Charles Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 388 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
Newport News City Public Schools serves 25,882 students across 40 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at B.C. Charles Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 41%. The next largest groups are 36% White, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The Black share in Newport News city as a whole is similar, at about 41%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 20.4 students per teacher and 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.6 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. For comparison, public schools in Newport News city average 98%.
B.C. Charles Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.0%.
In Newport News city (population about 184,216), the median household income is $69,634, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. B.C. Charles Elementary is one of 48 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Menchville High, is about 0.3 miles from B.C. Charles Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.0%; B.C. Charles Elementary's is 60.5%, ranking 4th of 9.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (379) to 2024-25 (388). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Menchville High0.3 mi · 1,707
- Willis A. Jenkins Elementary1.2 mi · 507
- T. Ryland Sanford Elementary1.3 mi · 498
- Richard T. Yates Elementary1.7 mi · 448
- Denbigh High2.3 mi · 1,269
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle2.4 mi · 1,087
Frequently asked questions
About B.C. Charles ElementaryHow large is B.C. Charles Elementary?
B.C. Charles Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does B.C. Charles Elementary serve?
B.C. Charles Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at B.C. Charles Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at B.C. Charles Elementary.
How diverse is B.C. Charles Elementary?
B.C. Charles Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is B.C. Charles Elementary public or private?
B.C. Charles Elementary 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.