John Marshall Early Childhood Center

John Marshall Early Childhood Center is one of the modestly sized K-5 schools in Newport News, Virginia, one of the schools within Newport News City Public Schools, with 213 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.

Newport News City Public Schools runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 25,882 students. John Marshall Early Childhood Center is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John Marshall Early Childhood Center records that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, On paper, John Marshall Early Childhood Center has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Newport News city put median household earnings sit near $69,634, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Newport News city's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,882 students), John Marshall Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

Achievable Dream Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 40%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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