Willis A. Jenkins Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Newport News, Virginia·23602
Score
10.7/100
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#959
Among 1,073 Virginia elementary schools
#16
In Newport News City Public Schools
#15
In Newport News
Top 90%
In Virginia

Score 10.7/100: better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

Pass rate on state tests in Virginia, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Virginia schools.

English language arts
49%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 71%, better than 8% of them
510 students tested
Math
53%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 10% of them
510 students tested
Science
57%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 69%, better than 22% of them
178 students tested
All Virginia schools (ELA / math)
74% / 73%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Virginia Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSOL49510
MathAll gradesSOL53510
ScienceAll gradesSOL57178
Social studiesAll gradesSOL42154

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
472
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
472
Typical elementary school: 496
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Newport News city

Contact

Address
80 Menchville Road
Newport News, VA 23602

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Virginia. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Willis A. Jenkins Elementary at a glance

Willis A. Jenkins Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Newport News City Public Schools. It has about 472 students (a typical Virginia elementary school has 496).

In 2024-25 state tests, 49% in English language arts (similar schools: 71%) and 53% in math (similar schools: 74%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia elementary schools, it scores 10.7 out of 100: better than 10% of them, ranking #959 of 1,073. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.