Newsome Park Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Newsome Park Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 928-6810
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm
Principal: Dr. Darra White
Address: 4200 Marshall Ave, Newport News, VA 23607

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.

1.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 46.6% across all subjects — 6th percentile statewide.

1.8 · Academic progress

66% of students showed growth in reading and 65% in math — 9th percentile.

1.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 24.3% — better attendance than 2% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.5 for 2025–26, compared with 1.4 for 2024–25 — up 0.1.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

43%state 69%

Virginia Studies

41%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

53%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

40%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

45%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

50%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

52%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

47%state 73%

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

Newsome Park Elementary School & its school zone

Newsome Park Elementary School serves Newport News, VA 23607 students as a public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Newsome Park 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 1.5/10 — 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 1.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 46.6%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 66% of students showed growth in English reading and 65% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, 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 Newsome Park 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 magnet elementary (Math, Science & Technology)
Established: 1943 · this campus 1995
Enrollment: 443 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 25 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001065

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

50%

Mathematics

46%

Science

43%

History & Social Sci.

41%

Attendance

2025-2026

24.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Newsome Park Elementary School

Newsome Park Elementary School opened in 1943 to serve children of the Newsome Park housing development, which was built during World War II for African-American defense workers, many employed at the Newport News Shipyard. The school and surrounding community are named for Joseph Thomas Newsome (1869-1942), a Newport News lawyer, newspaper editor, and civic leader noted as an early African-American attorney to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court. The building operated as an elementary school until 1980, served as a middle school from 1980 to 1995, and was then renovated and returned to elementary use in 1995.

Located at 4200 Marshall Avenue in the southeast section of Newport News (ZIP 23607), the school operates as a division Math, Science and Technology magnet within Newport News City Public Schools. It is classified by NCES as a midsize-city school and enrolled 386 students in grades PK-5 during the 2024-2025 school year.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Public School Detail ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch eligibility2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Newsome Park Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (econ. disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Newsome Park Elementary official school website ↗ — Principal, phone, office hours, magnet/STEM focus, mission statement2026
Newport News Public Schools - School Namesakes & History ↗ — Founding year (1943), namesake (Joseph Thomas Newsome), building/neighborhood historyhistorical
Wikimedia Commons media search - Newsome Park Elementary ↗ — Public-domain U.S. Navy photos taken at the school (people/activities only, no clean building exterior)2007-2009

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.

Newsome Park Elementary School