Huntington Middle School, Newport News, VA: Phone & Mascot

Huntington Middle School phone, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 928-6846
Mascot: Hawks
School colors: Red, Black, White
Principal: Ms. Oriel Robinson-Taylor
Address: 5800 Marshall Ave, Newport News, VA 23605

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.

1.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 37.5% across all subjects — 2th percentile statewide.

1.2 · Academic progress

56% of students showed growth in reading and 49% in math — 2th percentile.

1.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 44.6% — better attendance than 0% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.1 for 2025–26, compared with 1.1 for 2024–25 — unchanged.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 6 Mathematics

32%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

18%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

91%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

40%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

47%state 73%

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

Huntington Middle School & its school zone

Huntington Middle School serves Newport News, VA 23605 students as a public middle school in Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Huntington 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 1.1/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That matches its 2024–25 score of 1.1.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 37.5%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 56% of students showed growth in English reading and 49% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 44.6%, 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 Huntington 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: 1927 · this campus 2018
Enrollment: 317 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 8:1
Classroom teachers: 37.81 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001055

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

44%

Mathematics

31%

Attendance

2025-2026

44.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Huntington Middle School

Huntington Middle School traces its origins to Collis P. Huntington High School, which opened in 1927 as a segregated African American high school in the East End section of Newport News, Virginia. It was named for Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900), the shipping and railroad magnate who founded the forerunner of Newport News Shipbuilding. Under coach Thad Madden, the school's football program recorded 28 consecutive winning seasons from 1943 to 1971 and won seven Virginia Interscholastic Association (VIA) state championships, while its track and field teams captured 19 VIA state titles. Principal Lutrelle Palmer's 1937 activism over unequal teacher pay helped spur NAACP equal-pay lawsuits in Virginia.

Following desegregation the facility became an integrated intermediate school and was converted to a middle school in 1981, serving grades 6-8. The original building at 29th Street and Wickham Avenue was closed in 2018 after being deemed structurally unsafe, and the school program has since operated at a temporary location listed as 5800 Marshall Avenue (shared with Heritage High School). A new Huntington Middle School building broke ground in September 2024 at the historic 29th Street and Wickham Avenue site, with an anticipated opening in 2026. The school remains part of Newport News Public Schools.

Athletics & activities

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VIA football state championships won by the historic Huntington High School (1943-1971, under coach Thad Madden); track and field added 19 VIA state titles

Notable alumni

Hazel R. O'Leary· U.S. Secretary of Energy (1993-1997)Joe Durham· Major League Baseball outfielder (Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals)Dr. McKinley Price· Physician and Mayor of Newport News (class of 1967)Flora Davis Crittenden· Educator, civil rights activist, and member of the Virginia House of DelegatesThaddeus E. Hayes· Founder of the Thaddeus Hayes Dance Theatre

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Huntington Middle ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, FRL eligibility, charter status2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Huntington Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity percentages), chronic absenteeism, enrollment, principal nameSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Wikipedia - Collis P. Huntington High School ↗ — Founding year (1927), segregation-era history, desegregation, 1981 conversion to middle school, namesake, athletics championships, notable alumnin/a
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Namesake details, founding history, confirmation of grades 6-8 middle school configurationcurrent
WAVY / 13NewsNow news coverage ↗ — 2018 closure of original building, temporary relocation, 2024 groundbreaking, anticipated 2026 reopening of new building2024

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.

Huntington Middle School