1
Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001041
B.T. Washington Middle
3700 Chestnut Ave, Newport News, VA 23607 · (757) 928-6860 · Newport News city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
414 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 B.T. Washington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #76 of 337 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #84 of 342 ▲ 15 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #94 of 342 ▼ 3 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #280 of 343 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #143 of 333 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #15 of 340 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #172 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
413
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 448
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 | 413 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 27.1 | 15.8:1 | 97% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 27.5 | 15.3:1 | 91% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27.6 | 15.9:1 | 40% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 20 | 21.7:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 40% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B.T. Washington Middle.
About B.T. Washington Middle
This page covers B.T. Washington Middle, a small middle-grades school in Newport News, Virginia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 413 students. By comparison, middle schools in Virginia enroll about 750 students on average.
Newport News City Public Schools has 25,882 students in 40 schools, and B.T. Washington Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show B.T. Washington Middle is 52% Black. The remaining shares are 26% White, 12% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Newport News city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at B.T. Washington Middle are from different groups.
B.T. Washington Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Virginia public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, B.T. Washington Middle ranks in the top 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.1%, against a prediction of 60.8%.
In Newport News city, where the school is located, the median household earns about $69,634 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Newport News city number 48, with about 25,882 students.
Of the public schools around it, B.T. Washington Middle is closest to Newsome Park Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. B.T. Washington Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. B.T. Washington Middle's average proficiency of 79.1% compares with 53.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 5% drop took enrollment from 435 in 2020-21 to 413 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at B.T. Washington Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Newsome Park Elementary0.7 mi · 386
- Discovery STEM Academy0.9 mi · 561
- John Marshall Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 213
- Achievable Dream Middle/High1.1 mi · 498
- Huntington Middle1.2 mi · 292
- Heritage High1.2 mi · 1,106
Frequently asked questions
About B.T. Washington MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at B.T. Washington Middle?
B.T. Washington Middle enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does B.T. Washington Middle serve?
B.T. Washington Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at B.T. Washington Middle?
Student demographics at B.T. Washington Middle are roughly 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 52% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is B.T. Washington Middle public or private?
B.T. Washington Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newport News City Public Schools.
What city is B.T. Washington Middle in?
B.T. Washington Middle is located in Newport News, VA.
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