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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Newport News City Public Schools

This page covers 25 elementary schools in Newport News City Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 25
1
rank
George J. McIntosh Elementary
Grades PK–05439 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
2
rank
Knollwood Meadows Elementary
Grades PK–05456 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
3
rank
B.C. Charles Elementary
Grades PK–05388 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
4
rank
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
Grades PK–05621 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
5
rank
Katherine Johnson Elementary
Grades PK–05525 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
6
rank
David A. Dutrow Elementary
Grades PK–05411 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
7
rank
Hilton Elementary
Grades PK–05382 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
8
rank
L.F. Palmer Elementary
Grades PK–05433 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
9
rank
Newsome Park Elementary
Grades PK–05477 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
10
rank
Sedgefield Elementary
Grades PK–05469 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,495
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
15 more elementary schools in Newport News City Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
25
Elementary Schools
40
Total Schools
46
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.