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

Riverside Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 591-4740
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm
Principal: Katherine Jenn
Address: 1100 Country Club Rd, Newport News, VA 23606

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.

1.7 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 50.0% across all subjects — 8th percentile statewide.

2.2 · Academic progress

71% of students showed growth in reading and 64% in math — 13th percentile.

3.0 · Attendance

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

Year over year: 2.1 for 2025–26, compared with 1.8 for 2024–25 — up 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

46%state 69%

Virginia Studies

48%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

44%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

49%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

47%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

47%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

58%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

58%state 73%

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

Riverside Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools, Riverside Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Newport News, VA 23606. Buyers searching homes for sale near Riverside 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 2.1/10 — 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 1.8 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 50.0%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 71% of students showed growth in English reading and 64% 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 Riverside 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 (regular, non-charter)
Enrollment: 431 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 20:1
Classroom teachers: 25 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001072

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

55%

Mathematics

47%

Science

46%

History & Social Sci.

48%

Attendance

2025-2026

Consistent attenders

87%

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

About Riverside Elementary School

Riverside Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 1100 Country Club Road in the Riverside neighborhood of central Newport News, Virginia. Riverside is a residential neighborhood situated along the James River, west of Warwick Boulevard and near Christopher Newport University.

The school serves roughly 500 students and is a Title I / high-need campus. For the 2025-2026 school year it holds Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education. No founding year or namesake person for the school was documented on the authoritative sources reviewed.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Riverside Elementary ↗ — NCES ID, district, address, phone, grades, locale, total enrollment, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Riverside Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, principal, enrollment, SOL pass rates by subject, demographics (EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeismSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Riverside Elementary School official website ↗ — Principal, main office phone, office hours, student hours, address2026
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History ↗ — Riverside neighborhood description/geographic settingn/a

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.

Riverside Elementary School