Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle

Located at 1 Minton Dr, in Newport News, Virginia, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus that educates 1,087 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Newport News City Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 750.

Within Newport News City Public Schools, which oversees 40 schools and 25,882 students, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle logs that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 32% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 98% of students at Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 62.8%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Newport News city shows median household income runs about $69,634, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Newport News city runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,882 students), of which Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Hidenwood Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,037 (now 1,087). The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 32% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.