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Does WOODSIDE HIGH have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,723
High
DISTRICT 1,321 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001453
Woodside High
13450 Woodside Lane, Newport News, VA 23608 · (757) 886-7530 · Newport News city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,723 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Virginia public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,666 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 456 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 488 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 407 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 372 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Woodside High
Woodside High's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside High this school | 1,723 | 96.7% | 74.0% |
| Warwick High Newport News | 1,622 | 93.4% | 61.6% |
| Granby High Norfolk | 1,980 | 97.5% | 63.4% |
| Denbigh High Newport News | 1,269 | 95.2% | 58.6% |
| Matthew Fontaine Maury High Norfolk | 1,713 | 96.3% | 66.1% |
| Heritage High Lynchburg | 1,113 | 94.9% | 64.8% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #161 of 311 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #165 of 316 ▼ 31 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #159 of 316 ▼ 53 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,723 | #83 of 325 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #205 of 309 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #91 of 309 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #48 of 319 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #73 of 178 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,723
-81 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 2,184
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,723 | 114.6 | 15.0:1 | 97% (1,666) |
| 2023-24 | 1,810 | 110.9 | 16.3:1 | 94% (1,709) |
| 2022-23 | 1,807 | 111.5 | 16.2:1 | 88% (1,590) |
| 2020-21 | 1,804 | 117 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,933 | 118.5 | 16.3:1 | 47% (915) |
| 2015-16 | 2,082 | 121 | 17.2:1 | 48% (992) |
| 2010-11 | 2,083 | 92 | 22.6:1 | 37% (770) |
| 2000-01 | 2,184 | 129 | 16.9:1 | 21% (456) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,933 to 1,723); teachers down 3% (118.5 to 114.6).
About Woodside High
Woodside High is a medium-sized high school based in Newport News, Virginia. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,723 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Virginia is roughly 1,213 students; this school is 42% above that.
Newport News City Public Schools is the district for Woodside High. It has 40 schools and 25,882 students.
At 52%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Woodside High combined. The school is also 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodside High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Woodside High counts 114.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.0 students for each one. The 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. About 97% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Newport News city, the average is about the same, 98%.
Woodside High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 61.8% for a school in Virginia with Woodside High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Woodside High posts 74.0%.
Within Newport News city, median household income is about $69,634, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 48 public schools in Newport News city, with a combined enrollment of about 25,882.
The school nearest to Woodside High is Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Woodside High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Woodside High places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,804 to 1,723.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleMiddle · 988 students
Other schools in Newport News
- 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
- Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleMiddle · 988 students
Other Woodside High schools
One other US public school is named Woodside High. Woodside High is the largest of the 2.
- Woodside HighWoodside, CA · 1,660 students
Nearby schools
- Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary0.3 mi · 549
- Richneck Elementary1.1 mi · 502
- Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle1.7 mi · 988
- George J. McIntosh Elementary1.8 mi · 446
- Denbigh Early Childhood Center1.9 mi · 397
- Yorktown Elementary2.1 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Woodside HighHow large is Woodside High?
Woodside High enrolls approximately 1,723 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodside High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodside High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodside High have?
Woodside High employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodside High?
Student demographics at Woodside High are roughly 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Woodside High in?
Woodside High is part of Newport News City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.