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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Sedgefield Elementary?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001074
Sedgefield Elementary
804 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23605 · (757) 591-4792 · Newport News city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
62%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
49.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Sedgefield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,012 of 1,101 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,015 of 1,111 ▼ 10 | #17 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,021 of 1,111 ▼ 40 | #18 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #757 of 1,176 | #20 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #890 of 1,105 | #6 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #497 of 1,106 | #20 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #90 of 1,157 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #454 of 759 | #17 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
425
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 91% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 29.5 | 16.0:1 | 84% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 99% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 65% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedgefield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (473 to 425); teachers down 8% (29.5 to 27).
About Sedgefield Elementary
The public elementary school Sedgefield Elementary is located in Newport News, Virginia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 425 students.
Newport News City Public Schools counts 25,882 students in its 40 schools, and Sedgefield Elementary is one of them.
Sedgefield Elementary is 56% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 18% White, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Newport News city's population at about 41%. Sedgefield Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.7:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The allk12 Grade for Sedgefield Elementary is D. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sedgefield Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1% and a predicted 60.8%.
In the county around the school, Newport News city, the median household income is $69,634, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 48 public schools in Newport News city, enrolling about 25,882 students in all.
Homer L. Hines Middle is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sedgefield Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sedgefield Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sedgefield Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Sedgefield Elementary was 428 in 2020-21 and 425 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sedgefield Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other schools in Newport News
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other Sedgefield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sedgefield Elementary. Sedgefield Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sedgefield ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Homer L. Hines Middle0.7 mi · 846
- Mary W. Jackson Elementary0.8 mi · 343
- Carver Elementary1.0 mi · 634
- Crittenden Middle1.1 mi · 781
- Hilton Elementary1.1 mi · 368
- George P. Phenix Elementary1.2 mi · 1,438
Frequently asked questions
About Sedgefield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sedgefield Elementary?
Sedgefield Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sedgefield Elementary serve?
Sedgefield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedgefield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sedgefield Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sedgefield Elementary?
At Sedgefield Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sedgefield Elementary?
Sedgefield Elementary 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.