Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 886-7744
Hours: Office 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; student day 9:20 a.m.–3:55 p.m.
Mascot: Gators
Principal: Ethel Francis
Address: 13460 Woodside Ln, Newport News, VA 23608

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.

3.9 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 66.4% across all subjects — 33th percentile statewide.

4.1 · Academic progress

79% of students showed growth in reading and 76% in math — 34th percentile.

3.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 13.0% — better attendance than 23% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.8 for 2025–26, compared with 3.4 for 2024–25 — up 0.4.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

69%state 69%

Virginia Studies

59%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

68%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

62%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

70%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

71%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

67%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

63%state 73%

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

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools, Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Newport News, VA 13460. Buyers searching homes for sale near Oliver C. Greenwood 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 3.8/10 — 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 3.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 66.4%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 79% of students showed growth in English reading and 76% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, 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 Oliver C. Greenwood 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: Regular public elementary school
Enrollment: 477 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002068

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

67%

Mathematics

67%

Science

69%

History & Social Sci.

59%

Attendance

2025-2026

13% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School is a public pre-kindergarten through grade 5 school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 13460 Woodside Lane in the northern Denbigh section of Newport News, Virginia. The school serves roughly 550 students and identifies its mascot as the Gators.

For the 2025-2026 school year the school held a Fully Accredited rating from the Virginia Department of Education. As of 2024-2025 it enrolled 549 students with about 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student/teacher ratio near 18 to 1, and a student body in which a majority qualify as economically disadvantaged.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity and free/reduced-lunch counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (econ. disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, principal/superintendent, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Official school website (Newport News City Public Schools) ↗ — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot (Gators), school motto/mission2026

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.

Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary School