Kiln Creek Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Kiln Creek Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 886-7961
Hours: Office 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; student/school day 9:20 a.m.–3:55 p.m.
Principal: Paula McConnell
Address: 1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy, Newport News, VA 23602

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.

3.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 64.3% across all subjects — 28th percentile statewide.

3.6 · Academic progress

77% of students showed growth in reading and 74% in math — 29th percentile.

2.1 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 15.7% — better attendance than 12% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.2 for 2025–26, compared with 3.0 for 2024–25 — up 0.2.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

59%state 69%

Virginia Studies

62%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

72%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

58%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

68%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

63%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

65%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

65%state 73%

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

Kiln Creek Elementary School & its school zone

Kiln Creek Elementary School serves Newport News, VA 23602 students as a public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Kiln Creek 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 3.2/10 — 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 3.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 64.3%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 77% of students showed growth in English reading and 74% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, 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 Kiln Creek 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: 1991
Enrollment: 549 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 21:1
Classroom teachers: 26 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264000358

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

65%

Mathematics

66%

Science

59%

History & Social Sci.

62%

Attendance

2025-2026

15.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Kiln Creek Elementary School

Kiln Creek Elementary School opened in 1991 as part of Newport News City Public Schools. It takes its name from the Kiln Creek planned residential community that surrounds it, which spans the border of Newport News and Yorktown in the Peninsula region of Hampton Roads, Virginia.

The campus sits within the Kiln Creek development, south of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and northeast of Interstate 64. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade 5 and enrolls roughly 550 students.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — School Detail ↗ — NCES School ID, district, total enrollment, grades served, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Kiln Creek Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (race/ethnicity, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities), chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Kiln Creek Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, main office phone, office and school hours, website URL2026
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History ↗ — Founding year (1991), namesake, neighborhood/location contextcurrent

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.

Kiln Creek Elementary School