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Mary Passage Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 944 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 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mary Passage Middle enrolls 944 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 18% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 498 | 53% |
| White | 168 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 11% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
821 of the school's 944 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 821 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.
Mary Passage 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.
Mary Passage 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 944 students, Mary Passage 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
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