Manor High School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools (Portsmouth Public Schools)
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Craig Harris
Established: 1972
Mascot & colors: Mustangs · Red, Black, White
Enrollment: 1,149 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 11:1
Classroom teachers: 100 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300001255

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

81%

Mathematics

80%

Science

59%

History & Social Sci.

86%

On-time graduation (2021-2022 (per VA School Quality Profile dashboard; cohort-year label uncertain — see researchNotes))

11%

Dropout rate

23%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

2.96%

Students in AP courses

6.96%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

396

Career & technical credentials earned

Advanced Diploma rate 23% (Class of 2025).

Attendance

2024-2025

16.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Manor High School

Manor High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Virginia, that opened in 1972. Its name was drawn from two adjacent communities, Hodges Manor and Elizabeth Manor. In 1993 the school was consolidated with other Portsmouth schools and renamed Woodrow Wilson High School, a name it carried until the Portsmouth School Board voted (8-1, December 3, 2020) to restore the original Manor name effective July 1, 2021.

The school serves grades 9-12 within Portsmouth City Public Schools and competes in the Virginia High School League (Class 3, Region A, Eastern District). Its teams are the Mustangs, with school colors of red, black, and white. The campus at 1401 Elmhurst Lane sits in a small-city residential area of Portsmouth in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia.

Notable alumni

Missy Elliott· Grammy-winning rapper, singer and producerV. C. Andrews· Novelist (Flowers in the Attic)LaShawn Merritt· Sprinter, 2008 Olympic gold medalistLaTasha Colander· Track and field sprinter, 2000 Olympic gold medalistPerry Ellis· Fashion designerClarence "Ace" Parker· Pro Football Hall of Famer and former MLB playerMarty Brennaman· Hall of Fame sportscaster for the Cincinnati RedsChandler Harper· Professional golfer, 1950 PGA Championship winnerBen Jones· Actor (The Dukes of Hazzard) and U.S. CongressmanMark Steven Davis· Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of VirginiaBill Schneider· Political journalist with CNNKhadijah Whittington· Former WNBA basketball playerDionne Price· President, American Statistical Association

Contact

Phone: (757) 465-2907

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Manor High (510300001255) — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, teacher FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Manor High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout/advanced-diploma rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Manor High School official website — Official website URL, school identity2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Manor High School (Portsmouth, Virginia) — Founding/opening year, Woodrow Wilson name history and restoration date, mascot, colors, VHSL classification, notable alumni, name origin2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — File:WWHS 1.jpg — Freely-licensed building photograph (CC BY-SA 4.0)2007 link ↗

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

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