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Schools in New Kent

New Kent’s public schools

New Kent County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Kent. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 72% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
58%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 19% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
VA 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
2,503 students on the public path
In brief

New Kent’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Kent’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. New Kent High places highest (better than 75%); New Kent Middle lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Kent, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Kent ElementaryNew Kent County Public SchoolsB−
6–8New Kent MiddleNew Kent County Public SchoolsC+
9–12New Kent HighNew Kent County Public SchoolsA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Kent County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Kent County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,572 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$13,929VA $17,169 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math58%
State average 54.4% · 1183 students tested

New Kent vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share New Kent’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Kent—New Kent County

Every school in New Kent

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Kentby address
New Kent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
601 students12:1Rate it →
New Kent Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
829 students17:1Rate it →
New Kent High
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,073 students16:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Bridging Communities Reg Career & Technical Center and Bridging Communities STEM Academy).

Questions about New Kent’s schools

Are New Kent’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Kent. New Kent County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Kent. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Kent in?

New Kent County Public Schools.

Where do New Kent kids go to high school?

New Kent High.

Parents talk

What New Kent families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.