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Denbigh High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

259 Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA 23608 · (757) 886-7700 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,269
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Denbigh High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Denbigh HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

259 Denbigh Blvd, Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9413
Grade 10308
Grade 11275
Grade 12273
Enrollment over time
1,194’20
1,207’21
1,225’22
1,257’23
1,269’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 48%Hispanic 22%White 20%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Denbigh High 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.