Heritage High School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Regular public school
Principal: Dr. Diron Ford
Established: 1996
Mascot & colors: Hurricanes · Maroon, Silver
Enrollment: 1,108 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 78.95 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001451

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

69%

Mathematics

65%

Science

58%

History & Social Sci.

23%

98%

On-time graduation (Class of 2025)

College & career readiness

2024-2025

18.3%

Students in AP courses

1.1%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

AP enrollment 203 students (18.32%); dual enrollment 12 students (1.08%).

Attendance

2024-2025

26.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Heritage High School

Heritage High School is a public high school in Newport News, Virginia, established in 1996 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. It was built simultaneously with, and to a similar design as, its sister school Woodside High School. The school houses the division's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) magnet program and a University magnet program in addition to its neighborhood attendance zone.

The campus sits at 5800 Marshall Avenue in the Southeast Community (East End) of Newport News, near the downtown/lower peninsula area of the city. Its athletic teams, the Hurricanes, compete with maroon and silver colors; the football team won a Virginia state championship in 2000 and the girls' basketball team won a state title in 2008.

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

Football state championship (2000, 14-0)

Notable alumni

Khalid Abdullah· NFL running backDarryl Blackstock· NFL linebacker

Contact

Phone: (757) 928-6100

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Heritage High — NCES ID, district, grade span, locale, total enrollment, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Heritage High — Enrollment by grade, demographics, accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, principal, phone2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Wikipedia — Heritage High School (Newport News, Virginia) — Founding year (1996), mascot, colors, state championships, notable alumni, magnet programsn/a link ↗
Heritage High School official website — Official website URL2026 link ↗

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