T. Ryland Sanford Elementary…, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Edward Van Dyke
Mascot & colors: Seagulls
Enrollment: 498 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 27 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001075

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

65%

Mathematics

62%

Science

54%

History & Social Sci.

62%

Attendance

2024-2025

22% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About T. Ryland Sanford Elementary School

T. Ryland Sanford Elementary School is a public pre-kindergarten through grade 5 school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 480 Colony Road in the northern (Denbigh) section of Newport News, Virginia. It serves roughly 500 students and is classified by the National Center for Education Statistics as a midsize-city school.

For the 2025-2026 school year the school holds a Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education. Its student body is racially diverse, with Black students the largest group, followed by White and Hispanic students, and the school offers a gifted and talented program.

Contact

Phone: (757) 886-7778
Office hours: Office 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; student hours 9:20 a.m.–3:55 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — School Detail — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment total and by grade, student/teacher ratio (18.44), FTE teachers (27), locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — T. Ryland Sanford Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading 65, math 62, science 54, history 62), demographics (econ disadvantaged 58%, EL 14%, SWD 13%), race/ethnicity %, chronic absenteeism 22%, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary official website — Phone, office/student hours, mascot (Seagulls), staff2026 link ↗

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