📍 5277 Learning Circle, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23462
Newtown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 2–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newtown Elementary enrolls 443 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 271 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9.7% |
| White | 36 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 443 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 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.
Newtown Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-20, state senate district 7, state house district 90.
Newtown Elementary is one of 87 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The district serves 64,731 students district-wide and employs 4,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Newtown Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large