Mary Passage Middle School, Newport News, VA: Phone & Mascot

Mary Passage Middle School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 886-7600
Hours: Office 7:30 am - 4:15 pm; school day 8:10 am - 2:55 pm
Mascot: Panthers
Principal: Chris Smith
Address: 400 Atkinson Blvd, Newport News, VA 23608

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.

2.9 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 60.0% across all subjects — 21th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

73% of students showed growth in reading and 70% in math — 27th percentile.

2.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 19.1% — better attendance than 16% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.0 for 2025–26, compared with 2.1 for 2024–25 — up 0.9.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

97%state 82%

Algebra I

95%state 86%

Civics & Econ

63%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

54%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

60%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

34%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

51%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

63%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

60%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

60%state 74%

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

Mary Passage Middle School & its school zone

Mary Passage Middle School serves Newport News, VA 23608 students as a public middle school in Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Mary Passage 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 3.0/10 — 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 2.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 60.0%, with standout results in Geometry (97% vs an 82% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 73% of students showed growth in English reading and 70% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, 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 Mary Passage 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: 2000
Enrollment: 952 students (2025-2026)
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002298

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

62%

Mathematics

59%

Science

54%

History & Social Sci.

63%

Attendance

2025-2026

19.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Mary Passage Middle School

Mary L. Passage Middle School opened in 2000 in the Denbigh area of northern Newport News, Virginia, as part of Newport News City Public Schools. It is named for Mary Lipe Passage (1916-2003), a longtime Newport News educator who in 1965 became the first woman to lead a major Virginia high school (Ferguson High School) and later helped establish the division's first alternative school, Point Option.

The school serves students in grades 6 through 8 and is located at 400 Atkinson Way in a midsize-city setting. Its athletic teams and student body are known as the Panthers, and the school promotes a conduct framework it calls the PATH: Prepare Daily, Act Appropriately, Take Responsibility, and Have Respect.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Mary Passage Middle ↗ — NCES ID (510264002298), state ID (VA-117-1171400), district, address (400 Atkinson Way, Newport News, VA 23608), phone, grades 6-8, enrollment 931 with by-grade and race/ethnicity counts, locale (City, Midsize), charter/status. Teacher FTE and student/teacher ratio flagged as not meeting NCES data-quality standards.2024-2025 enrollment; 2025-2026 directory
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Mary Passage Middle ↗ — Accreditation (Fully Accredited, SY2025-2026); SOL pass rates (Reading 60%, Math 52%, Science 54%, History/Social Science 56%); enrollment 933; demographics (econ. disadvantaged 53%, EL 6%, SWD 15%, race/ethnicity); chronic absenteeism 20%; principal.SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Passage Middle School official website ↗ — Principal (Chris Smith), phone, office hours (7:30am-4:15pm) and school hours (8:10am-2:55pm), mascot (Panthers), mission and PATH motto.2025-2026
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Namesake biography (Mary Lipe Passage, 1916-2003) and founding year (2000).current

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.

Mary Passage Middle School