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Discovery STEM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1712 Chestnut Ave, Newport News, VA 23607 · (757) 928-6838 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
561
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Discovery STEM Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • 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–5Discovery STEM AcademyYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

1712 Chestnut Ave, Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten84
Grade 1100
Grade 299
Grade 3107
Grade 482
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
580’20
558’21
543’22
550’23
561’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 81%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%White 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 Discovery STEM Academy 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
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
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport News
D
549 students18:1

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.