An Achievable Dream Middle/High School, Newport News, VA

An Achievable Dream Middle/High School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 283-7820
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:45 pm
Mascot: Phoenix
Principal: Debbie Hudgins
Address: 5720 Marshall Ave, Newport News, VA 23605

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

5.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 69.5% across all subjects — 44th percentile statewide.

7.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 9.7% — better attendance than 66% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.5 for 2025–26, compared with 5.3 for 2024–25 — up 0.2.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Geometry

75%state 82%

Algebra I

90%state 86%

Civics & Econ

60%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

62%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

67%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

19%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

46%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

61%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

72%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

60%state 74%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

An Achievable Dream Middle/High School & its school zone

Achievable Dream Middle/High School is a public middle school in Newport News, VA 23605, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Achievable Dream Middle/High School are shopping this Newport News school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Newport News middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 5.5/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 5.3 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 69.5%. Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Newport News school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Achievable Dream Middle/High School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Newport News Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-12
School type: Public
Established: 2007
Enrollment: 471 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 50.02 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002344

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

70%

Mathematics

67%

Science

76%

History & Social Sci.

67%

100%

On-time graduation (Class of 2025)

0%

Dropout rate

57%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2025-2026

37.44%

Students in AP courses

84

Career & technical credentials earned

AP course enrollment 37.44%; AP exams taken 36.02%; 84 industry certifications, per Virginia School Quality Profiles (2025-26).

Attendance

2025-2026

9.7% 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.

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
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Achievable Dream Middle/High ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout rates, advanced diplomas, chronic absenteeism, AP enrollment, demographics, principalSOL, attendance, enrollment & AP/dual 2025-2026; graduation Class of 2025; accreditation SY2025-2026
An Achievable Dream Middle & High School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office hours, mascot (Phoenix), mission statement2026
An Achievable Dream Inc. / district history ↗ — Founding history (1992 program by Walter S. Segaloff; 2007 secondary expansion; Briarfield building renovation)historical
Wikimedia Commons media search ↗ — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment, AP & dual enrollment); Class of 2025 (graduation); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

An Achievable Dream Middle/High School