General Stanford Elementary School, Newport News, VA

General Stanford Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 888-3200
Hours: School day 8:20 am - 2:55 pm; office 7:30 am - 3:45 pm (per school website)
Mascot: Eagles
Principal: Jennifer Harnish
Address: 929 Madison Ave, Newport News, VA 23604

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.

7.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 80.7% across all subjects — 71th percentile statewide.

8.5 · Academic progress

93% of students showed growth in reading and 89% in math — 84th percentile.

6.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.9% — better attendance than 59% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 7.5 for 2025–26, compared with 6.9 for 2024–25 — up 0.6.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

74%state 69%

Virginia Studies

79%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

81%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

81%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

83%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

81%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

85%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

79%state 73%

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

General Stanford Elementary School & its school zone

General Stanford Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newport News, VA 23604, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near General Stanford 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 7.5/10 — above 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 6.9 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 80.7%, with standout results in Grade 3 English Reading (81% vs a 68% state average) and Grade 4 English Reading (85% vs a 74% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 93% of students showed growth in English reading and 89% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than 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 General Stanford 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: 2003
Enrollment: 421 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 20:1
Classroom teachers: 22 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002422

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

82%

Mathematics

82%

Science

74%

History & Social Sci.

79%

Attendance

2025-2026

7.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About General Stanford Elementary School

General Stanford Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newport News City Public Schools, located at 929 Madison Avenue on the Fort Eustis portion of Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The school opened in 2003 and serves a largely military-connected student body in grades PK through 5. It is named in honor of Major General John Henry Stanford (1938-1998), a highly decorated Army Transportation Corps leader who later became a school administrator and served as superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.

The campus sits within a midsize-city locale on the military installation at Fort Eustis. As part of Newport News City Public Schools, it was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2025-2026 school year.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Search for Public Schools ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and by-grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - General Stanford Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), demographics percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal, grades, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
General Stanford Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, school/office hours, mascot, namesake/mission2026
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Namesake (Maj. Gen. John Henry Stanford, 1938-1998) and founding year (2003)current

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.

General Stanford Elementary School