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About Newport News Public Schools

OUR VISION: Newport News Public Schools is a community of lifelong learners that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and values required for productive global citizenship.

OUR MISSION: The mission of Newport News Public Schools is to provide a quality education that encourages every student to realize his/her fullest potential.

• Please read our Annual Report to the Community (Annual Report archive)

• Learn more about our Smart, Safe Schools and Career Pathways initiatives.

• The Virginia Department of Education's School Report Cards provide information on student achievement, accreditation, safety, and attendance.

• Virginia School Report Cards
  • Early Childhood Centers
    • Denbigh ECC
    • Lee Hall ECC
    • Magruder ECC
    • Watkins ECC
    • Gatewood PEEP
  • Elementary Schools
    • Achievable Dream Academy
    • Carver
    • Charles
    • Deer Park
    • Dutrow
    • Epes
    • Gen. Stanford
    • Greenwood
    • Hidenwood
    • Hilton
    • Jenkins
    • Kiln Creek
    • Lee Hall
    • Magruder Primary
    • Marshall
    • McIntosh
    • Nelson
    • Newsome Park
    • Palmer
    • Richneck
    • Riverside
    • Sanford
    • Saunders
    • Sedgefield
    • South Morrison
    • Yates
  • Middle Schools
    • Achievable Dream
    • Crittenden
    • Dozier
    • Gildersleeve
    • Hines
    • Huntington
    • Passage
    • Washington
  • High Schools
    • Denbigh
    • Heritage
    • Menchville
    • Warwick
    • Woodside

NNPS at a Glance

The Newport News Public Schools division educates approximately 30,500 children in 5 early childhood centers, 24 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 5 high schools, 1 middle/high combination school, and 9 program sites. (View directory of schools.)

We continue to work hard to improve our students’ proficiency in literacy and math by supporting teachers in their instruction, developing a coherent curriculum, and using data to foster continuous improvement. We believe that rigorous course work, coupled with increased time for instruction, new teaching tools, and technology innovations, will boost student achievement.

Division Highlights

• For the fifth year in a row, Newsweek magazine’s list of the top public high schools in America includes all five Newport News schools. Newsweek ranked high schools by enrollment in, and access to, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.

• Newport News Public Schools is one of three school districts in the country cited by the National School Boards Association for its embrace of technology. NNPS was honored with a 2009 Technology Leadership award for integrating technology into the curriculum and business functions. 

• The school district continued its third year of a new Dropout Prevention and Recovery program. Over 950 students who had dropped out have returned and are on track to earn a high school diploma or GED. Starting in middle school, intervention plans are implemented for youth who are at risk of dropping out, and the transition process for rising ninth graders was expanded.

• To provide additional class options, online course are offered at all high schools. Students also have the option of receiving college credit through dual enrollment at Thomas Nelson Community College. Last year, 750 students took advantage of this option.

• NNPS has 57 National Board Certified Teachers. National Board Certification is recognized nationally as a benchmark for teacher quality and is the highest credential in the profession.

• Over ninety-nine percent (99%) of NNPS teachers are designated as highly qualified by federal No Child Left Behind standards.

• The school district is home to Dr. Mary Ann Laverty, the National Dance Educator of the Year; Brian Nichols, Association for Supervisor and Curriculum Development’s Outstanding Young Educator; and Linda Vulcan, Virginia Debate Coach of the Year.

Academic Excellence

• Saunders Elementary School was named a 2010 Title I Distinguished School by the Virginia Board of Education. The designation recognizes schools for raising the academic achievement of its students.

• Hilton Elementary School received the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. Hilton is just one of 153 public schools from across the Commonwealth selected to receive this award, the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program. In addition, Deer Park and General Stanford elementary schools earned the 2010 Virginia Board of Education Excellence Award. Carver, Greenwood, Kiln Creek, McIntosh, Nelson and Saunders elementary schools earned the 2010 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award. The VIP incentive program recognizes schools that exceed state and federal achievement benchmarks and achieve excellence goals in reading.

• Sixteen Newport News students were recognized in the 2010 National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship programs.

• 209 students were named 2010 Advanced Placement Scholars, Scholars with Honor, or Scholars with Distinction, qualifying them for potential college credit. To receive this distinction, a student must receive grades of three or higher (out of five) on at least three Advanced Placement exams. Nine students were named National AP Scholars. National AP Scholars receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams and scores of 4 or higher on at least eight AP exams.