Crittenden Middle School, Newport News, VA: Phone & Mascot

Crittenden Middle School phone, hours, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 591-4900
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (student day 8:10 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.)
Mascot: Cougar
School colors: Purple, Silver
Principal: Lisa Gatz-Daniel
Address: 6158 Jefferson 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.

1.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 49.3% across all subjects — 6th percentile statewide.

1.9 · Academic progress

64% of students showed growth in reading and 62% in math — 10th percentile.

1.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 27.2% — better attendance than 2% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.6 for 2025–26, compared with 1.9 for 2024–25 — down 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

89%state 82%

Algebra I

97%state 86%

Civics & Econ

43%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

40%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

57%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

16%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

33%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

54%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

55%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

48%state 74%

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

Crittenden Middle School & its school zone

Crittenden Middle School is a public middle school in Newport News, VA 23605, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Crittenden Middle 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 1.6/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 1.9 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 49.3%, with standout results in Algebra I (97% vs an 86% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 64% of students showed growth in English reading and 62% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, compared with 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 Crittenden Middle 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: 6-8
School type: Public middle school (Math, Science & Technology / STEM magnet)
Established: 1995 · this campus 1949
Enrollment: 786 students (2025-2026)
Accreditation: Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001237

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

52%

Mathematics

50%

Science

47%

History & Social Sci.

43%

Attendance

2025-2026

27.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Crittenden Middle School

Crittenden Middle School occupies a building on Jefferson Avenue in southeast Newport News that was originally constructed in 1949 as George Washington Carver High School, a school for Black students during the segregation era. The building later operated as Carver Intermediate School until 1971 and went through several changes before reopening in 1995 as Flora D. Crittenden Middle School. It is named for Flora Lonette Davis Crittenden (1924-2021), a longtime Newport News educator, guidance counselor, and civil rights figure who taught at Carver and later served eleven years in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Since 1995 the school has operated as Newport News' science, mathematics, and technology magnet, serving grades 6-8 while also offering a comprehensive general-studies program. It sits within Newport News City Public Schools in the lower-peninsula section of the Hampton Roads region.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Crittenden Middle ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment (781) and by-grade counts, locale, school type, charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch eligibility2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Crittenden Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (race/ethnicity %, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities), chronic absenteeism, enrollment (785)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Crittenden Middle School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office/school hours, STEM magnet program, website URL2025-2026
Flora D. Crittenden - Wikipedia ↗ — Namesake biography, 1995 renaming from George Washington Carver High School, magnet history, 1949 building datecurrent
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — School history and namesake backgroundcurrent

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.

Crittenden Middle School