Knollwood Meadows Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Knollwood Meadows Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 886-7783
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm (school day 9:20 am - 3:55 pm)
Mascot: Knights
Principal: Chayron Purnell
Address: 826 Moyer Rd, 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 63.6% across all subjects — 27th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

74% of students showed growth in reading and 76% in math — 27th percentile.

4.8 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.0% — better attendance than 42% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.7 for 2025–26, compared with 4.0 for 2024–25 — down 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

64%state 69%

Virginia Studies

64%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

70%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

58%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

65%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

61%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

63%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

64%state 73%

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

Knollwood Meadows Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Newport News Public Schools, Knollwood Meadows Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Newport News, VA 23608. Buyers searching homes for sale near Knollwood Meadows 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 3.7/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 4.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 63.6%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 74% of students showed growth in English reading and 76% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, 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 Knollwood Meadows 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
Enrollment: 437 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 20:1
Classroom teachers: 23 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001068
Former name: R.O. Nelson Elementary School

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

63%

Mathematics

64%

Science

64%

History & Social Sci.

64%

Attendance

2025-2026

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

About Knollwood Meadows Elementary School

The school at 826 Moyer Rd in the Denbigh area of Newport News, Virginia, was formerly named R.O. Nelson Elementary School after Robert Oliver Nelson (1899-1970), an educator who served as superintendent of Newport News schools from 1946 to 1965. In 2021 the Newport News School Board voted to rename several schools whose names it determined did not reflect its values of inclusion and diversity, and the school was renamed Knollwood Meadows Elementary School after the surrounding neighborhood.

Knollwood Meadows Elementary is one of roughly 30 elementary schools in Newport News City Public Schools. It serves students in grades PK through 5, enrolls about 460 students, and offers a Gifted & Talented program. For the 2025-2026 school year the school is Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — School Detail ↗ — NCES school ID (510264001068), current name (Knollwood Meadows Elementary), district, address, phone, grades PK-5, enrollment 460, 23.0 FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio 20.0, locale (City-Midsize), charter status (No)2024-2025 (staffing/enrollment); 2025-2026 directory
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Knollwood Meadows Elementary ↗ — Accreditation (Fully Accredited, 2025-2026); SOL pass rates (reading 63, math 63, science 80, history/VA Studies 40); enrollment history; demographics; chronic absenteeism 12%; principal listed as Dr. Lakisha IrelandSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Knollwood Meadows Elementary official website ↗ — Principal (Chayron Purnell), phone, office hours 8:30am-4:45pm, school hours 9:20am-3:55pm, mascot (Knights)2025-2026
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History ↗ — Namesake Robert Oliver Nelson (1899-1970), superintendent 1946-1965; 2021 renaming to Knollwood Meadows2021

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.

Knollwood Meadows Elementary School