B.C. Charles Elementary

Summary:

B.C. Charles Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 388 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 110 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating.

B.C. Charles Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White (34.54%) and African American (37.37%) students compared to district and state averages. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by SOL test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 53.75%, compared to 55.57% for the district and 70.11% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 850 and 937 out of over 1,100 schools in recent years.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, but African American and multi-racial students performing much worse. B.C. Charles Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Knollwood Meadows Elementary, B.C. Charles Elementary generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for all students at the school.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 701 Menchville Road
       Newport News, VA  23602


(757) 886-7750

District: Newport News City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
872nd of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,675 Help


Students who attend B.C. Charles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle
High:    Menchville High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  388

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.4%
White:
34.5%
Two or more races:
14.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details B.C. Charles Elementary ranks worse than 78.3% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 10th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Newport News City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.37. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details B.C. Charles Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Newport News City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at B.C. Charles Elementary is $9,675, which is the 4th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Newport News City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

B.C. Charles Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks B.C. Charles Elementary 872nd of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See B.C. Charles Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Newport News City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Newport News City Public Schools 110th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for B.C. Charles Elementary

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Rank History for all students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 34.33 819th 1062 22.9%
2006 56.56 490th 1071 54.2%
2007 56.75 490th 1083 54.8%
2008 42.45 737th 1081 31.8%
2009 28.74 933rd 1082 13.8%
2010 36.16 882nd 1113 20.8%
2011 39.76 806th 1117 27.8%
2012 31.03 927th 1117 17.0%
2013 21.14 987th 1120 11.9%
2014 35.32 817th 1110 26.4%
2015 33.05 842nd 1100 23.5%
2016 34.79 833rd 1096 24.0%
2017 33.17 848th 1099 22.8%
2018 60.63 462nd 1097 57.9%
2019 31.80 850th 1105 23.1%
2021 21.94 883rd 1103 19.9%
2022 19.24 937th 1109 15.5%
2023 22.45 911th 1114 18.2%
2024 27.37 872nd 1114 21.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.30 232nd 245 5.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.76 864th 1036 16.6%
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Rank History for Female students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.70 886th 1100 19.5%
2024 30.87 826th 1098 24.8%
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Rank History for Male students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.90 920th 1093 15.8%
2024 24.27 897th 1101 18.5%
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Rank History for African American students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.86 547th 579 5.5%
2024 23.30 504th 588 14.3%
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Rank History for White students at B.C. Charles Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.49 363rd 984 63.1%
2024 70.26 259th 979 73.5%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

B.C. Charles Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.4)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, September 8, 2014

Open Quote Great school! Great teachers! Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Open Quote Extremely disappointed with this school. Administration is so hands off with the teachers (in k-2nd) that the teachers I have experience with are either lazy with their dealings with the children-offerering little to no playground (and classroom) supervision-with lots! of mishaps and injuries-no notes home to explain accidents and injuries!!! Instead of gains made at home with spelling and math I am seeing a steady decline in abilities due to major classroom distractions. Little discipline is offered in the classroom-kids run it. I'm sure the scores will tell the rest of the story. So sorry I did not pull my child out in kindergarten. I was expecting great things with the new principal, but have found him to be quite wishy washy and too soft in his dealing with serious issues. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, September 3, 2009

Open Quote Serious issues with Busing and TAG program. Beginning in 3rd grade TAG Students are separated and given more challenging work environment with little to no diversity. Average classes have large percentage of disadvantaged children and special education children and no interaction with their above average peers. Very disappointed with this school personally. PTA is active. Teachers are good. New Leadership may help Close Quote



Enrollment information for B.C. Charles Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 596 596
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 567 567
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 558 558
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 573 573
1993 408 198 19 11 1 n/a n/a 0 637
1994 381 201 21 8 6 n/a n/a 0 617
1995 384 181 15 9 5 n/a n/a 0 594
1996 384 181 15 9 5 n/a n/a 0 594
1997 373 167 19 7 4 n/a n/a 0 570
1998 373 152 25 4 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1999 356 152 20 6 2 n/a n/a 0 536
2000 359 167 16 13 0 n/a n/a -4 551
2001 345 185 33 13 0 n/a n/a 0 576
2002 303 220 20 23 2 n/a n/a 0 568
2003 303 220 20 23 2 n/a n/a 0 568
2004 295 196 21 25 2 n/a n/a 0 539
2005 322 194 23 39 2 n/a n/a 2 582
2006 305 178 27 21 4 n/a n/a 1 536
2007 287 200 22 25 4 n/a n/a 5 543
2008 256 220 20 32 2 n/a n/a 12 542
2009 264 237 15 27 4 n/a n/a 15 562
2010 286 207 21 30 4 n/a n/a 25 573
2011 248 199 25 54 5 0 13 0 544
2012 226 218 23 53 4 1 16 0 541
2013 222 217 19 54 4 3 31 0 550
2014 235 224 24 58 4 3 42 0 590
2015 217 200 23 56 3 1 38 0 538
2016 207 203 20 51 1 0 41 0 523
2017 201 197 18 47 1 0 38 0 502
2018 203 180 26 43 1 1 50 0 504
2019 172 172 21 40 5 1 51 0 462
2020 158 174 23 38 3 1 49 0 446
2021 136 150 12 36 2 1 42 0 379
2022 137 144 11 33 1 1 43 0 370
2023 134 145 10 38 2 2 57 0 388

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at B.C. Charles Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 596 31.8 18.7 n/a
1990 567 29.5 19.2 n/a
1991 558 28.8 19.3 n/a
1992 573 29.3 19.5 n/a
1993 637 29.8 21.4 n/a
1994 617 30.4 n/a 26.7
1995 594 n/a 0.0 21.7
1996 594 n/a 0.0 21.7
1997 570 n/a 0.0 23.5
1998 555 n/a 0.0 23.1
1999 536 31.0 17.3 28
2000 551 n/a 0.0 31.4
2001 576 35.5 16.2 32.6
2002 568 40.2 14.1 31.3
2003 568 40.2 14.1 31.3
2004 539 37.2 14.5 31.7
2005 582 35.2 16.5 31.2
2006 536 36.0 14.9 22.8
2007 543 42.3 12.8 27
2008 542 27.3 19.9 34.3
2009 562 23.3 24.1 38.8
2010 573 24.0 23.8 41.2
2011 544 28.0 19.4 38.8
2012 541 28.0 19.3 47.5
2013 550 33.0 16.6 50.4
2014 590 34.2 17.2 46.3
2015 538 33.0 16.3 52
2016 523 30.0 17.4 50.7
2017 502 30.5 16.4 47.2
2018 504 29.0 17.3 48.6
2019 462 27.0 17.1 87.2
2020 446 26.0 17.1 75.6
2021 379 26.0 14.5 n/a
2022 370 24.0 15.4 91.1
2023 388 27.5 14.1 91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio B.C. Charles Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 596 31.8 18.7 n/a
1990 567 29.5 19.2 n/a
1991 558 28.8 19.3 n/a
1992 573 29.3 19.5 n/a
1993 637 29.8 21.4 n/a
1994 617 30.4 n/a 26.7
1995 594 n/a 0.0 21.7
1996 594 n/a 0.0 21.7
1997 570 n/a 0.0 23.5
1998 555 n/a 0.0 23.1
1999 536 31.0 17.3 28
2000 551 n/a 0.0 31.4
2001 576 35.5 16.2 32.6
2002 568 40.2 14.1 31.3
2003 568 40.2 14.1 31.3
2004 539 37.2 14.5 31.7
2005 582 35.2 16.5 31.2
2006 536 36.0 14.9 22.8
2007 543 42.3 12.8 27
2008 542 27.3 19.9 34.3
2009 562 23.3 24.1 38.8
2010 573 24.0 23.8 41.2
2011 544 28.0 19.4 38.8
2012 541 28.0 19.3 47.5
2013 550 33.0 16.6 50.4
2014 590 34.2 17.2 46.3
2015 538 33.0 16.3 52
2016 523 30.0 17.4 50.7
2017 502 30.5 16.4 47.2
2018 504 29.0 17.3 48.6
2019 462 27.0 17.1 87.2
2020 446 26.0 17.1 75.6
2021 379 26.0 14.5 n/a
2022 370 24.0 15.4 91.1
2023 388 27.5 14.1 91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for B.C. Charles Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $386 (4.0%) $9,346 (96.0%) $9,732
2020 $403 (4.7%) $8,145 (95.3%) $8,548
2021 $477 (4.9%) $9,197 (95.1%) $9,675

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on B.C. Charles Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 850th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 911th of 1114 Elementary schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (B.C. Charles Elementary)6255.8
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Newport News City Public Schools)7049.3
 20.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (B.C. Charles Elementary)5457.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Newport News City Public Schools)5649.1
 6.9%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (B.C. Charles Elementary)7357.4
 15.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Newport News City Public Schools)6948.3
 20.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (B.C. Charles Elementary)7049.2
 20.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Newport News City Public Schools)6055.4
 4.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (B.C. Charles Elementary)7647
 29%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Newport News City Public Schools)7049
 21%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (B.C. Charles Elementary)8453
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Newport News City Public Schools)7051.3
 18.8%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (B.C. Charles Elementary)7960.2
 18.8%
   5th Grade English Reading (Newport News City Public Schools)6557
 8%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students462388
 16%
African American172145
 15.7%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian2110
 52.4%
Hispanic4038
 5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White172134
 22.1%
Two or More Races5157
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.2%91.2%
 4%


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B.C. Charles Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students at B.C. Charles Elementary are 37% African American, 35% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Students who attend B.C. Charles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle
High : Menchville High

In the 2022-23 school year, 388 students attended B.C. Charles Elementary.


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