Richneck Elementary School, Newport News, VA: Phone & Hours

Richneck Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 886-7772
Hours: Office hours 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; student day 9:20 a.m.–3:55 p.m.
Principal: Rhonda Chambers-Harmon
Address: 205 Tyner Dr, 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.

3.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 63.5% across all subjects — 26th percentile statewide.

3.3 · Academic progress

78% of students showed growth in reading and 69% in math — 26th percentile.

4.7 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.1% — better attendance than 42% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.6 for 2025–26, compared with 3.2 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

60%state 69%

Virginia Studies

58%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

74%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

65%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

53%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

64%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

69%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

68%state 73%

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

Richneck Elementary School & its school zone

Richneck Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newport News, VA 23608, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Richneck 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 3.6/10 — 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 3.2 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 63.5%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 78% of students showed growth in English reading and 69% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, 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 Richneck 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 elementary school
Enrollment: 505 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 19:1
Classroom teachers: 26 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001071

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

67%

Mathematics

63%

Science

60%

History & Social Sci.

58%

Attendance

2025-2026

10.1% 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.

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
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%, principalSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Richneck Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, main office phone, office hours and student day hours, mission statement, website URL2026
Wikipedia — Shooting of Abby Zwerner ↗ — Documented January 6, 2023 incident context; location and elementary grade level2023 event

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.

Richneck Elementary School