David A. Dutrow Elementary School, Newport News, VA

David A. Dutrow Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 886-7760
Hours: Office 8:30 am - 4:45 pm; student day 9:20 am - 3:55 pm
Principal: Karen Brown
Address: 60 Curtis Tignor Rd, Newport News, VA 23608

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.

4.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 69.0% across all subjects — 39th percentile statewide.

5.8 · Academic progress

81% of students showed growth in reading and 85% in math — 53th percentile.

4.1 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.9% — better attendance than 34% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 4.8 for 2025–26, compared with 3.2 for 2024–25 — up 1.6.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

51%state 69%

Virginia Studies

75%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

77%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

75%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

64%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

73%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

74%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

64%state 73%

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

David A. Dutrow Elementary School & its school zone

David A. Dutrow Elementary School serves Newport News, VA 23608 students as a public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near David A. Dutrow 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 4.8/10 — around 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 3.2 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 69.0%, with stronger-than-state results in Grade 3 English Reading (73% vs a 68% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 81% of students showed growth in English reading and 85% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, 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 David A. Dutrow 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 elementary magnet school (Global Studies Magnet Program)
Established: 1974
Enrollment: 327 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 20 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001044

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

70%

Mathematics

72%

Science

51%

History & Social Sci.

75%

Attendance

2025-2026

10.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About David A. Dutrow Elementary School

David A. Dutrow Elementary School opened in 1974 and is part of Newport News City Public Schools. It is named for David Andrew Dutrow (1884-1936), who served as the city's superintendent of schools from 1913 to 1921. The school serves students in grades PK-5 and operates a Global Studies Magnet Program built around inquiry-based learning and world-language study (Spanish or French).

The campus sits at 60 Curtis Tignor Road in the Denbigh section of northern Newport News, just west of Warwick Boulevard. It is classified by the federal government as a midsize-city locale. For 2024-2025 the school enrolled 341 students and employed 20 classroom teachers (FTE), for a student-teacher ratio of about 17 to 1.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, district, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch eligibility2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - David A. Dutrow Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Dutrow Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office/school hours, Global Studies Magnet Program2026
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Namesake (David Andrew Dutrow, superintendent 1913-1921), founding year 1974, Denbigh-area locationhistorical

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.

David A. Dutrow Elementary School