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Achievable Dream Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

726 16th St., Newport News, VA 23607 · (757) 928-6827 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
641
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Achievable Dream Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 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–5Achievable Dream AcademyYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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 ↗

726 16th St., Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten104
Grade 1118
Grade 2111
Grade 3120
Grade 4103
Grade 585
Enrollment over time
614’20
602’21
582’22
621’23
641’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Achievable Dream 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
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
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.