Mary Passage Middle School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Public
Principal: Chris Smith
Established: 2000
Mascot & colors: Panthers
Enrollment: 931 students (2024-2025)
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002298

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

60%

Mathematics

52%

Science

54%

History & Social Sci.

56%

Attendance

2024-2025

20% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 886-7600
Office hours: Office 7:30 am - 4:15 pm; school day 8:10 am - 2:55 pm

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
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.2024-2025 link ↗
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 link ↗
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History — Namesake biography (Mary Lipe Passage, 1916-2003) and founding year (2000).current link ↗

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