Carver Elementary School, Newport News, VA: Phone & Hours

Carver Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 591-4950
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm
Principal: TaNesha Hurd Williams
Address: 6160 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23605

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

1.6 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 48.4% across all subjects — 7th percentile statewide.

1.9 · Academic progress

66% of students showed growth in reading and 67% in math — 10th percentile.

1.7 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 17.3% — better attendance than 8% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.7 for 2025–26, compared with 1.6 for 2024–25 — up 0.1.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

46%state 69%

Virginia Studies

41%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

51%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

54%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

47%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

49%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

54%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

44%state 73%

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

Carver Elementary School & its school zone

Carver Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newport News, VA 23605, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Carver Elementary School are shopping this Newport News school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Newport News elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 1.7/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 1.6 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 48.4%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 66% of students showed growth in English reading and 67% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, compared with the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Newport News school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Carver Elementary 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: PK-5
School type: Public
Established: 1954
Enrollment: 667 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 37 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001043

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

49%

Mathematics

51%

Science

46%

History & Social Sci.

41%

Attendance

2025-2026

17.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Carver Elementary School

Carver Elementary School was built and opened in 1954 by principal Sadie Marie Yancey, serving grades one through seven. It is named for George Washington Carver (1864-1943), the African-American agricultural scientist and inventor. Over the decades the building's grade configuration changed several times: it became Carver Intermediate (grades 4-7) in 1971, Carver Middle School (grades 6-8) in 1981, and returned to an elementary configuration (grades K-5) in 1989, which it retains today.

The school is located at 6160 Jefferson Avenue in the midtown section of Newport News, Virginia, with Crittenden Middle School adjacent to the campus. It is part of Newport News City Public Schools and serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade 5.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Carver Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Carver Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, overall SOL pass rates (Reading/Math/Science/History), demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism, principal, superintendent, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Carver Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office hours, website URL2026
Carver Elementary School - About Our School ↗ — Founding year (1954), namesake, historical grade-configuration timeline, midtown neighborhood settingcurrent

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

Carver Elementary School