Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle…, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Public middle school (regular, non-charter)
Principal: Jessica White Ottman
Established: Named 1989
Mascot & colors: Seahawks
Enrollment: 1,087 students (2024-2025)
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002208

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

59%

Mathematics

65%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

65%

Attendance

2024-2025

20.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle School

Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle School is a public middle school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, serving grades 6-8 at 1 Minton Drive in Newport News, Virginia. The school was named in 1989 to honor Ethel May Gildersleeve (1898-1991), a longtime educator who served as a teacher, dean of girls, and assistant principal at Newport News High School from 1920 until her retirement in 1964. Its mascot is the Seahawks.

The school is located in a midsize-city setting on the Virginia Peninsula. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled roughly 1,087 students and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026. The student body is racially and economically diverse, with substantial shares of economically disadvantaged students and English learners.

Contact

Phone: (757) 591-4862
Office hours: 7:30 am - 4:15 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle — NCES/state school ID, address, phone, grades, type, enrollment total and by grade, locale, free/reduced lunch eligibility2024-2025 enrollment; 2025-2026 directory link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Gildersleeve Middle School official website (Faculty & Staff) — Principal and assistant principal names2025-2026 link ↗
Gildersleeve Middle School official website (home) — Phone, office hours, mascot (Seahawks), website URL2025-2026 link ↗
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History — Namesake history (Ethel May Gildersleeve) and 1989 namingcurrent link ↗

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