Warwick High School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Tiffany Thompson
Established: 1926 · this campus 1968
Mascot & colors: Raiders · Maroon, Gold
Enrollment: 1,622 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 109.65 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001076

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

80%

Mathematics

70%

Science

70%

History & Social Sci.

39%

96%

On-time graduation (2024-2025 (4-year cohort))

Dropout rate

College & career readiness

2024-2025

21.78%

Students in AP courses

0.49%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

IB course enrollment 6.03% (98 students); AP 354 students; dual enrollment 8 students.

Attendance

2024-2025

20.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Warwick High School

Warwick High School originally opened in 1926 as Morrison High School in the Morrison community and was renamed Warwick High School in 1948. It became part of Newport News Public Schools in 1958 following the consolidation of Warwick County into the city of Newport News. The campus was expanded to its current size in 1968, and in 1971 the student body voted to change the school mascot from the Farmers to the Raiders after students from several closed city high schools were reassigned to Warwick.

The school sits at 51 Copeland Lane in the central part of Newport News, Virginia, on the Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region. It is the oldest of the high schools operated by Newport News City Public Schools and serves students in grades 9-12. A former Senior Center building on campus was remodeled in 2022-2023 and reopened as an Annex housing health science and AP/IB courses.

Notable alumni

Michael Vick· NFL quarterback (Class of 1998)Marcus Vick· College/football quarterbackHenry Jordan· NFL defensive lineman, Pro Football Hall of FameNorman Snead· NFL quarterback, 2nd overall pick 1961 draftSonja Sohn· Actress (HBO's The Wire)William Styron· Novelist and essayistJohnny Gilbert· Game show announcer (Jeopardy!)B. W. Webb· NFL cornerback

Contact

Phone: (757) 591-4700
Office hours: 6:50 am - 3:35 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — NCES ID, enrollment, grades, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation & dropout, demographics, chronic absenteeism, AP/IB/dual enrollment, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Warwick High School / Newport News Public Schools website — Phone, office hours, principal, mascot, colors, website2026 link ↗
Wikipedia - Warwick High School (Virginia) — Founding history, mascot, colors, athletics, notable alumni, campus history2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — Freely licensed (CC0) building photo2025 link ↗

Photo: Warwick High School by Jacksonthesecondisthebest, CC0 1.0 (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES & VDOE); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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