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B.C. Charles Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

701 Menchville Road, Newport News, VA 23602 · (757) 886-7750 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

Newport News’ School Grade C better than 32% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
388
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about B.C. Charles Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Newport News kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Newport News kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5B.C. Charles ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

701 Menchville Road, Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 155
Grade 260
Grade 373
Grade 479
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
379’20
370’21
388’22
397’23
388’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%White 36%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about B.C. Charles Elementary from Newport News families.

Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools

The district →
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D−
660 students19:1
Achievable Dream Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D
641 students19:1
Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D−
634 students17:1
Discovery STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D−
561 students18:1
Katherine Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D−
553 students18:1
Kiln Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
C−
553 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Newport News’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.