Richneck Elementary School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public elementary school
Principal: Rhonda Chambers-Harmon
Enrollment: 502 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 19:1
Classroom teachers: 26 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001071

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

62%

Mathematics

60%

Science

51%

History & Social Sci.

30%

Attendance

2024-2025

9.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Richneck Elementary School

Richneck Elementary School is a public preschool-through-grade-5 school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 205 Tyner Drive in northern Newport News, Virginia (the Denbigh area, ZIP 23608). It serves a mid-size city attendance zone and enrolled roughly 500 students in the 2024-2025 school year, making it a small-to-mid-sized neighborhood elementary school.

The school drew national news attention on January 6, 2023, when a first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot and wounded by a six-year-old student in her classroom; the incident and subsequent litigation were widely documented. For the 2025-2026 school year the school holds Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education. An exact founding/construction year could not be verified from the authoritative sources reviewed.

Contact

Phone: (757) 886-7772
Office hours: Office hours 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 — Richneck Elementary — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment (502), FTE teachers (26.0), student/teacher ratio (19.31), locale (City-Midsize), charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Richneck Elementary — Accreditation (Fully Accredited, SY2025-26), SOL pass rates (Reading 62, Math 60, Science 51, History 30), demographics (econ disadvantaged 51.5%, EL 6.8%, SWD 9.1%, race/ethnicity), enrollment 503, chronic absenteeism 9.7%, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Richneck Elementary School official website — Principal, main office phone, office hours and student day hours, mission statement, website URL2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Shooting of Abby Zwerner — Documented January 6, 2023 incident context; location and elementary grade level2023 event link ↗

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

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