An Achievable Dream Middle/H…, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-12
School type: Public
Principal: Debbie Hudgins
Established: 2007
Mascot & colors: Phoenix
Enrollment: 498 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 50.02 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002344

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

72%

Mathematics

67%

Science

86%

History & Social Sci.

73%

100%

On-time graduation (2024-2025)

Dropout rate

65%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

39.32%

Students in AP courses

AP enrollment reported as 92 students (39.32%). Dual enrollment not available for the current year on the Virginia School Quality Profile.

Attendance

2024-2025

12.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About An Achievable Dream Middle/High School

An Achievable Dream Middle & High School is a public school in Newport News, Virginia, serving students in grades 6-12 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. It grew out of An Achievable Dream, Inc., a public-private partnership founded in 1992 by businessman Walter S. Segaloff, which first operated as An Achievable Dream Academy (a K-5/elementary program). In 2007 the program expanded to secondary grades; the former Briarfield Elementary School building was closed and renovated to house the middle and high school, which opened for grades 6-12.

The school occupies the campus at 5720 Marshall Avenue in Newport News' Southeast Community, a midsize-city setting. It emphasizes a 'Social, Academic, and Moral' education model with an extended school day, small classes, and community and business partnerships. The student body is predominantly Black, and roughly two-thirds of students are economically disadvantaged.

Contact

Phone: (757) 283-7820
Office hours: 8:00 am - 4:45 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch, charter status2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Achievable Dream Middle/High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout rates, advanced diplomas, chronic absenteeism, AP enrollment, demographics, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
An Achievable Dream Middle & High School official website — Principal, phone, office hours, mascot (Phoenix), mission statement2026 link ↗
An Achievable Dream Inc. / district history — Founding history (1992 program by Walter S. Segaloff; 2007 secondary expansion; Briarfield building renovation)historical link ↗
Wikimedia Commons media search — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists2026 link ↗

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