Sedgefield Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 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 49.5% across all subjects — 8th percentile statewide.

1.6 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 7th percentile.

1.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 23.7% — better attendance than 5% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

49%state 69%

Virginia Studies

47%state 69%

Grade 3 Mathematics

51%state 73%

Grade 4 Mathematics

54%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

49%state 71%

Grade 3 English Reading

40%state 67%

Grade 4 English Reading

54%state 73%

Grade 5 English Reading

53%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

Sedgefield Elementary School & its school zone

Sedgefield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newport News, VA 23605, part of Newport News Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Sedgefield 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 1.6/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 49.5%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 75% for English and 72% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, compared with the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Newport News school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Sedgefield 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.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
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 (2024–2025) · 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: Regular public elementary school
Principal: Dr. Elizabeth Galbreath
Enrollment: 425 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 27 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001074

About Sedgefield Elementary School

Sedgefield Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 804 Main Street in the Sedgefield neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia. Sedgefield is a residential area west of the Hampton city line and north of Mercury Boulevard.

In 2010, the nearby South Morrison Elementary School was closed as part of district budget reductions, and its staff and students were consolidated into Sedgefield Elementary. The school serves roughly 425 students and offers a Gifted & Talented program.

Contact

Phone: (757) 591-4792
Office hours: 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Sedgefield Elementary (510264001074) — NCES ID, district, address, phone, grades, school type/charter status, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Sedgefield Elementary — Principal name, accreditation status, and (JavaScript-rendered) demographics/SOL data that could not be reliably scraped2024-2025 / 2025-2026 link ↗
Official school website — Sedgefield Elementary — Principal (Dr. Elizabeth Galbreath), phone, office hours2026 link ↗
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History — Neighborhood/namesake context, 2010 South Morrison Elementary consolidationn/a link ↗
PublicSchoolReview — Sedgefield Elementary — Corroborating enrollment (425), student/teacher ratio, and race/ethnicity percentages2025 link ↗

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