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Sedgefield Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

804 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23605 · (757) 591-4792 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
425
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sedgefield Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 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–5Sedgefield ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

804 Main Street, Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 164
Grade 261
Grade 374
Grade 471
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
428’20
445’21
469’22
458’23
425’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%White 18%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%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 Sedgefield Elementary from Newport News families.

Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools

The district →
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
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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.