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Menchville High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

275 Menchville Rd, Newport News, VA 23602 · (757) 886-7722 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,707
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Menchville High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts79%
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 ↗

275 Menchville Rd, Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9487
Grade 10422
Grade 11414
Grade 12384
Enrollment over time
1,662’20
1,731’21
1,788’22
1,759’23
1,707’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%White 31%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Menchville High from Newport News families.

Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools

The district →
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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.