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Achievable Dream Middle/High

PublicHighGrades 6–12

5720 Marshall Ave., Newport News, VA 23605 · (757) 283-7820 · Part of Newport News City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
498
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Achievable Dream Middle/High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Newport News kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Achievable Dream Middle/HighYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts70%
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 ↗

5720 Marshall Ave., Newport News

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 698
Grade 785
Grade 881
Grade 967
Grade 1055
Grade 1143
Grade 1269
Enrollment over time
513’20
505’21
488’22
486’23
498’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%White 2%Asian <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 Achievable Dream Middle/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.