Heritage High

High school·Grades 9-12 Newport News, Virginia·23605
Score
3.7/100
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#299
Among 310 Virginia high schools
#5
In Newport News City Public Schools
#5
In Newport News
Top 97%
In Virginia

Score 3.7/100: better than 3% of Virginia high 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
69%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 85%, better than 5% of them
458 students tested
Math
65%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 80%, better than 9% of them
668 students tested
Science
55%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 5% of them
654 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 gradesSOL69458
MathAll gradesSOL65668
ScienceAll gradesSOL55654
Social studiesAll gradesSOL271,058

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,076
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,076
Typical high school: 1,189
Free or reduced-price lunch
98%
Typical high school: 69%

District and location

City
Newport News city

Contact

Address
5800 Marshall Ave
Newport News, VA 23605

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Heritage High at a glance

Heritage High is a public high school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Newport News City Public Schools. It has about 1,076 students (a typical Virginia high school has 1,189). About 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 69% at a typical Virginia high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 69% in English language arts (similar schools: 85%) and 65% in math (similar schools: 80%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia high schools, it scores 3.7 out of 100: better than 3% of them, ranking #299 of 310. Its English language arts result fell by 2 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.