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Newsome Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newsome Park Elementary enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 406 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 9% |
| White | 12 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 477 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newsome Park Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-30, state senate district 2, state house district 95.
Newsome Park Elementary is one of 43 schools in Newport News City Public Schools, based in Newport News, Virginia. The district serves 25,882 students district-wide and employs 1,737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, Newsome Park Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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