Total enrollment
25,882
-1,047 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
43 schools in Newport News City Public Schools
Virginia · 25,882 students · 2 cities
For families inside Newport News City Public Schools, public-school options total 43 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 25,882 (30 elementary, 7 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Newport News City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newport News City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #102 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25,882 | #11 of 130 | #272 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #10 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #124 of 130 | #6,355 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.2% | #11 of 115 | #420 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #30 of 114 | #1,016 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Newport News City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 37 scored schools run from Deer Park Elementary at 90.5% proficient to Huntington Middle at 33.6%, a gap of 56.9 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 34 district schools that reported both years went from 23,209 to 20,836 students (down 10%) and from 1,397 to 1,308 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Newport News City Public Schools
As an average-sized district in Virginia, Newport News City Public Schools enrolls 25,882 students across 43 schools.
On the school-mix side, Newport News City Public Schools is made up of 30 elementary, 7 middle, and 6 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Newport News City Public Schools is about 602, noticeably below the Virginia average of roughly 672.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Newport News City Public Schools has decreased 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 26,929 students to 25,882.
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