Sedgefield Elementary School, Newport News, VA

Sedgefield Elementary School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 591-4792
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Principal: Dr. Elizabeth Galbreath
Address: 804 Main St, Newport News, VA 23605

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.

1.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 43.0% across all subjects — 3th percentile statewide.

1.3 · Academic progress

62% of students showed growth in reading and 49% in math — 3th percentile.

1.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 19.3% — better attendance than 5% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 1.3 for 2025–26, compared with 1.6 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

28%state 69%

Virginia Studies

35%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

57%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

44%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

32%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

49%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

55%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

44%state 73%

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

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 1.3/10 — 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 1.6 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 43.0%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 62% of students showed growth in English reading and 49% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, 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 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.
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: Regular public elementary school
Enrollment: 452 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 27 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001074

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

50%

Mathematics

44%

Science

28%

History & Social Sci.

35%

Attendance

2025-2026

19.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

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.

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
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Sedgefield Elementary ↗ — Principal name, accreditation status, and (JavaScript-rendered) demographics/SOL data that could not be reliably scraped, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Official school website — Sedgefield Elementary ↗ — Principal (Dr. Elizabeth Galbreath), phone, office hours2026
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History ↗ — Neighborhood/namesake context, 2010 South Morrison Elementary consolidationn/a
PublicSchoolReview — Sedgefield Elementary ↗ — Corroborating enrollment (425), student/teacher ratio, and race/ethnicity percentages2025

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.

Sedgefield Elementary School