Deer Park Elementary School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public magnet (Environmental Science Magnet)
Principal: Scott Meadows
Enrollment: 433 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 24 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001637

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

91%

Mathematics

93%

Science

97%

History & Social Sci.

88%

Attendance

2024-2025

6.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Deer Park Elementary School

Deer Park Elementary is a public pre-kindergarten through grade 5 environmental science magnet school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 11541 Jefferson Avenue in central Newport News, Virginia. The school takes its name from the adjacent Deer Park, a multi-use 50-acre park that was once a state game sanctuary for white-tailed deer. Its magnet program organizes learning around the integrating themes of land, water, and air, with a STEM emphasis on discovery and exploration. Deer Park was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2016.

The campus sits on Jefferson Avenue just south of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, in a midsize-city setting on the Virginia Peninsula. As of the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled approximately 433 students across grades PK-5 and employed about 24 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Contact

Phone: (757) 591-7470

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Deer Park Elementary — NCES ID, address, phone, grades (PK-5), total enrollment (433), FTE teachers (24.00), student/teacher ratio (18.04), locale (City Midsize 12), charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Deer Park Elementary — Accreditation status (Fully Accredited, SY2025-26), SOL pass rates (Reading 91, Math 93, Science 97, History 88), demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism (6.2%), principal, enrollment (437)2024-2025 link ↗
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History — Namesake and neighborhood context (adjacent 50-acre Deer Park, former state game sanctuary; Jefferson Ave location)current link ↗
National Blue Ribbon Schools - Deer Park Elementary award page — 2016 National Blue Ribbon School recognition2016 link ↗
Deer Park Elementary official website — Official website URL, environmental science magnet program descriptioncurrent link ↗

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

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