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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001637
Deer Park Elementary
11541 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23601 · (757) 591-7470 · Newport News city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Virginia public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
437 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 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
90.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% 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 30 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 Deer Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #48 of 1,101 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #51 of 1,111 ▲ 112 | #1 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #58 of 1,111 ▲ 212 | #1 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #742 of 1,176 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,067 of 1,105 | #15 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #454 of 1,106 | #13 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #63 of 1,157 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #162 of 759 | #7 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
433
-116 (-21%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 22.5 | 20.5:1 | 98% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 28.8 | 18.0:1 | 91% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 27 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 38% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 37% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 34% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (547 to 433); teachers down 11% (27 to 24).
About Deer Park Elementary
Deer Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Newport News, Virginia. It had 433 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Newport News City Public Schools, which runs Deer Park Elementary, has 40 schools and 25,882 students.
Federal enrollment data show Deer Park Elementary is 54% Black. The remaining shares are 23% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. 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 Deer Park Elementary are from different groups.
Deer Park Elementary reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia.
Deer Park Elementary 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 99% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 90.5%, is 29.9 points above the 60.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Virginia schools.
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.
Deer Park Elementary's nearest public school is Watkins Early Childhood Center (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Deer Park Elementary. Deer Park Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Deer Park Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment fell by 21% across 4 years, from 549 in 2020-21 to 433 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.3:1 to 18.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Deer Park Elementary. 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
Other Deer Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Deer Park Elementary. Deer Park Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Deer Park ElementaryCentreville, VA · 522 students
- DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 957 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 661 students
- DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW PORT RICHEY, FL · 524 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolOwensboro, KY · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Watkins Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 326
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle1.4 mi · 1,087
- Warwick High1.4 mi · 1,622
- Joseph H. Saunders Elementary1.5 mi · 660
- Riverside Elementary1.7 mi · 506
- Hidenwood Elementary1.9 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Deer Park Elementary?
Deer Park Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Deer Park Elementary serve?
Deer Park Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Deer Park Elementary have?
Deer Park Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Deer Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Deer Park Elementary are roughly 23% White, 9% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Deer Park Elementary in?
Deer Park Elementary is part of Newport News City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.