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Enrollment
1,269
High
DISTRICT 1,321 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001047
Denbigh High
259 Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA 23608 · (757) 886-7700 · Newport News city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,269 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.3:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,208 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 9 | 413 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 22% |
Student demographics
67%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% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp 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 70 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Denbigh High
Denbigh High's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbigh High this school | 1,269 | 95.2% | 58.6% |
| Woodside High Newport News | 1,723 | 96.7% | 74.0% |
| Warwick High Newport News | 1,622 | 93.4% | 61.6% |
| Heritage High Lynchburg | 1,113 | 94.9% | 64.8% |
| Granby High Norfolk | 1,980 | 97.5% | 63.4% |
| Menchville High Newport News | 1,707 | 95.7% | 65.9% |
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 Denbigh High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #291 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #267 of 316 ▼ 42 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #296 of 316 ▲ 10 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,269 | #142 of 325 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #172 of 309 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #72 of 309 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #54 of 319 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #96 of 178 | 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
1,269
+75 (+6%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 2,391
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,269 | 88.6 | 14.3:1 | 95% (1,208) |
| 2023-24 | 1,257 | 91.2 | 13.8:1 | 69% (870) |
| 2022-23 | 1,225 | 91 | 13.5:1 | 65% (801) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | 95 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,380 | 99.9 | 13.8:1 | 50% (694) |
| 2015-16 | 1,313 | 93 | 14.1:1 | 44% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 1,495 | 72 | 20.8:1 | 39% (585) |
| 2000-01 | 1,743 | 107 | 16.3:1 | 28% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 2,391 | 126 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denbigh High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,380 to 1,269); teachers down 11% (99.9 to 88.6).
About Denbigh High
Denbigh High is a medium-sized high school with its address in Newport News, Virginia. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,269 students enrolled.
Denbigh High is run by Newport News City Public Schools, whose 40 schools enroll 25,882 students.
At Denbigh High, the largest share of students is Black, at 48%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Denbigh High counts 88.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Denbigh High is D. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Denbigh High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.6%, compared with a predicted 62.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Newport News city (population about 184,216), 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. Denbigh High is one of 48 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Stoney Run Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Denbigh High places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Denbigh High as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Denbigh High's enrollment grew 6%, to 1,269. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.6:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleMiddle · 988 students
Other schools in Newport News
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleMiddle · 988 students
Nearby schools
- Stoney Run Elementary0.4 mi · 453
- Knollwood Meadows Elementary0.8 mi · 460
- T. Ryland Sanford Elementary1.0 mi · 498
- David A. Dutrow Elementary1.2 mi · 341
- Mary Passage Middle1.5 mi · 931
- George J. McIntosh Elementary1.8 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Denbigh HighWhat is the total enrollment at Denbigh High?
Denbigh High enrolls approximately 1,269 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Denbigh High serve?
Denbigh High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Denbigh High have?
Denbigh High employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Denbigh High?
Student demographics at Denbigh High are roughly 20% White, 22% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Denbigh High?
Denbigh High is overseen by Newport News City Public Schools in Newport News city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.