Oliver C. Greenwood Elementa…, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Principal: Ethel Francis
Mascot & colors: Gators
Enrollment: 549 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264002068

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

59%

Mathematics

60%

Science

58%

History & Social Sci.

52%

Attendance

2024-2025

12.8% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 886-7744
Office hours: Office 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; student day 9:20 a.m.–3:55 p.m.

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (econ. disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, principal/superintendent2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Official school website (Newport News City Public Schools) — Principal, phone, office/student hours, mascot (Gators), school motto/mission2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026); NCES CCD 2024-2025 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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