Newtown Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: 2-3
School type: Regular public school
Principal: Mikelle C. Williams
Established: 1970
Enrollment: 409 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 39 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001704

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

51%

Mathematics

58%

Attendance

2024-2025

18.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Newtown Elementary School

Newtown Elementary opened in 1970 as Newtown Road Elementary School, built in the northwest section of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was renamed Newtown Elementary in May 2007. The school is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools and today operates as one of three campuses in the district's Bayside Tri-Campus configuration alongside Diamond Springs Elementary and Bettie F. Williams Elementary.

The school sits at 5277 Learning Circle in the Newtown/Bayside area of Virginia Beach, a classification the U.S. Department of Education codes as a large-city locale. Under the tri-campus model, Newtown's NCES and state records reflect a grade span of 2-3, and the school enrolled 409 students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-3120

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Newtown Elementary — NCES School ID (510384001704), address, grade span (2-3), total enrollment 409, enrollment by grade, 39.00 FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio 10.49, locale (City, Large), race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligibility, phone2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Newtown Elementary — Fully Accredited status (2025-2026), SOL pass rates (reading 51%, math 58% for 2024-2025), enrollment trend, economically disadvantaged 80.7%, English learners 6.1%, students with disabilities 14.7%, race/ethnicity percentages, chronic absenteeism 18.6%, principal name2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Newtown Elementary School official website (VBCPS) — Website URL, phone (757-648-3120), Bayside Tri-Campus configuration2026 link ↗
Web search — school founding history — Opened 1970 as Newtown Road Elementary; renamed Newtown Elementary May 2007; first principal Dan Lovelace; built on 12.4 acres in NW Virginia Beachhistorical link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (SOL, enrollment, demographics, staffing, attendance); 2025-2026 (accreditation) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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