Hidenwood Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Hidenwood Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 591-4766
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM (school hours 9:20 AM - 3:55 PM)
Mascot: Huskies
Principal: Nyema Gibbs
Address: 501 Blount Point Rd, Newport News, VA 23606

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.

2.7 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 59.7% across all subjects — 19th percentile statewide.

2.3 · Academic progress

70% of students showed growth in reading and 69% in math — 15th percentile.

2.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 14.6% — better attendance than 16% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.5 for 2025–26, compared with 2.2 for 2024–25 — up 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

62%state 69%

Virginia Studies

51%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

71%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

58%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

62%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

51%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

60%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

64%state 73%

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

Hidenwood Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools, Hidenwood Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Newport News, VA 23606. Buyers searching homes for sale near Hidenwood 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 2.5/10 — below 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 2.2 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 59.7%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 70% of students showed growth in English reading and 69% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, 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 Hidenwood 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: Regular public elementary school
Enrollment: 493 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 32 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001051

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

58%

Mathematics

64%

Science

62%

History & Social Sci.

51%

Attendance

2025-2026

14.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hidenwood Elementary School

Hidenwood Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades pre-kindergarten through 5 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. It is located at 501 Blount Point Road, in the Hidenwood section of the city. The school's mascot is the Huskies.

The school takes its name from the surrounding Hidenwood neighborhood, which lies off Warwick Boulevard just west of the campus of Christopher Newport University. Hidenwood was developed in the 1950s in an area of the former Warwick County originally known as Nutmeg Quarter in the Colony of Virginia. No specific founding year for the school itself was documented in the sources reviewed.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Hidenwood Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID, district, grades served, enrollment total and by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Hidenwood Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Hidenwood Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, phone, office hours, school hours, mascot2026
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History ↗ — Neighborhood naming history and settingn/a

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.

Hidenwood Elementary School