📍 6158 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, Newport News city, 23605
Crittenden Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 740 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crittenden Middle enrolls 740 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 500 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 14% |
| White | 74 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
663 of the school's 740 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 663 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.
Crittenden Middle 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 1, state house district 95.
Crittenden Middle 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 740 students, Crittenden Middle is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize