Hidenwood Elementary

Hidenwood Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Newport News, Virginia, overseen by Newport News City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 476 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Newport News City Public Schools runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 25,882 students. Hidenwood Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hidenwood Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Newport News city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Hidenwood Elementary reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hidenwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Newport News city) shows that median household income runs about $69,634, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newport News city runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,882 students), of which Hidenwood Elementary is one.

Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hidenwood Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 64.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Hidenwood Elementary's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 576 (now 476). Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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