Homer L. Hines Middle School, Newport News, VA

Homer L. Hines Middle School phone, hours, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 591-4878
Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:15 PM
Mascot: Spartans
School colors: Purple, White
Principal: Dr. Nicole Arrington
Address: Homer L Hines Middle School, 561 McLawhorne Dr, Newport News, VA 23601

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 55.1% across all subjects — 12th percentile statewide.

2.2 · Academic progress

67% of students showed growth in reading and 64% in math — 14th percentile.

4.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 14.2% — better attendance than 35% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.5 for 2025–26, compared with 2.4 for 2024–25 — up 0.1.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

98%state 82%

Algebra I

86%state 86%

Civics & Econ

58%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

56%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

56%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

23%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

37%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

60%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

57%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

54%state 74%

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

Homer L. Hines Middle School & its school zone

Homer L. Hines Middle School is a public middle school in Newport News, VA 23601, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Homer L. Hines Middle School are shopping this Newport News school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Newport News middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 2.5/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 2.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 55.1%, with standout results in Geometry (98% vs an 82% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 67% of students showed growth in English reading and 64% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, compared with the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Newport News school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Homer L. Hines Middle 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: 6-8
School type: Public
Established: 1979
Enrollment: 844 students (2025-2026)
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001050

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

57%

Mathematics

52%

Science

56%

History & Social Sci.

58%

Attendance

2025-2026

14.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Homer L. Hines Middle School

Homer L. Hines Middle School is a public middle school (grades 6-8) in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 561 McLawhorne Drive in Newport News, Virginia. The school operated previously as Carver Intermediate School and was renamed by the School Board in 1979 to honor Homer Leroy Hines (1912-1984), a longtime mathematics and science teacher and principal of the former Carver high and elementary schools who later served as the division's federal project director before retiring in 1977.

The school sits in a residential area of the Menchville/Denbigh section of northern Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula. Its teams and student body carry the Spartans identity. In the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled roughly 846-848 students across grades 6 through 8 and held Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and by-grade (846; 299/275/272), locale (City Midsize), district, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch. Student/teacher ratio and FTE flagged as not meeting quality standards.2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Homer L. Hines Middle ↗ — Accreditation (Fully Accredited, SY2025-2026), SOL overall pass rates (Reading 61, Math 53, Science 65, History 63), demographics (econ disadv 64.9%, EL 7.9%, SWD 16.5%, race/ethnicity %), enrollment (848), chronic absenteeism 27.2%SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Hines Middle School official website ↗ — Address (561 McLawhorne Drive), phone (757) 591-4878, office hours 7:30 AM-4:15 PM, principal Dr. Nicole Arrington, Spartans mascot2026 (current)
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Founding/naming history: renamed from Carver Intermediate to Hines Middle in 1979 after Homer Leroy Hines (1912-1984)Historical
Wikimedia Commons media search ↗ — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists on Commons (photo returned null)2026

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.

Homer L. Hines Middle School