📍 726 16th St., Newport News, Newport News city, 23607
Achievable Dream Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 582 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 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Achievable Dream Academy enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 475 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.4% |
| White | 21 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
531 of the school's 582 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 531 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.
Achievable Dream Academy 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.
Achievable Dream Academy 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 582 students, Achievable Dream Academy is close to 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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