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Heritage High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 1% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Heritage High is a public magnet high school located in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,076 students. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia high schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, receiving 0 or 1 out of 5 stars over the past several years. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in subjects like Earth Science, VA and US History, and World History I, where the school ranks in the bottom 25% of Virginia high schools. Heritage High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 88.8% and 94.2%, which is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 5.3%, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Heritage High is located just 0.2 miles away from Achievable Dream Middle/High, another public magnet school in the district that has consistently outperformed Heritage High on academic measures, ranking in the top 50% of Virginia high schools in recent years. Within the Newport News City Public Schools district, Heritage High also performs significantly worse than other high schools like Menchville High and Warwick High, which rank in the top 50-75% of Virginia high schools. Additionally, Poquoson High, a high school in a neighboring district, consistently outperforms Heritage High across various academic metrics and ranks in the top 10-15% of Virginia high schools.

1,106

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,239

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Marshall Ave
Newport News, VA 23605

(757) 928-6100

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Heritage High:

Elementary:	Carver Elementary
	Discovery Stem Academy
	John Marshall Early Childhood Center
	Newsome Park Elementary
Middle:	Crittenden Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.8%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (49% vs 77% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg62%

Virginia avg77%

324^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Newport News City Public Schools

111^th of 129Newport News City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	324 of 328	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	322 of 329	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	312 of 325	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	308 of 327	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	304 of 327	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	269 of 324	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	270 of 321	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	316 of 322	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	313 of 321	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	309 of 321	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	302 of 320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	303 of 317	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	297 of 313	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	259 of 316	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	251 of 313	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	205 of 314	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.8	287 of 308	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	241 of 245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	207 of 240	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	231 of 253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	223 of 249	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	317 of 321	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	318 of 322	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	192 of 236	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.9	97 of 233	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	87 of 232	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	311 of 320	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	296 of 322	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	293 of 321	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	160 of 198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	66 of 193	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	223 of 314	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	74.2	31 of 315	90.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)29th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)19th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II78%-13 vs state

Geometry72%-12 vs state

English Reading69%-18 vs state

Algebra I67%-12 vs state

Biology58%-19 vs state

Earth Science34%-17 vs state

Geography29%-39 vs state

World History I26%-39 vs state

VA and US History24%-15 vs state

World History II6%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)			SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Geography (2025)			SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)		SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6100	1,106	79	14.0	95.0%	56 (5.1%)	827 (74.8%)	160 (14.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.2%)	11.4	324^th of 328 public high schools	1.2%		16.9	322^nd of 329 public high schools	2.1%	2					72.4				64.9	70.6	92.3		95.7	55.6					63.3	44.4	48.2	85.2			19.2		66.7				43.8	73.4		38.6	22.2		20.0	18.2	64.3	28.2	4.4				6.1		$12,239	$329	$11,910
Achievable Dream Middle/High	Public, Magnet	6-12	5720 Marshall Ave.	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 283-7820	498	50	9.9	99.4%	11 (2.2%)	417 (83.7%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	47.7	212^th of 328 public high schools	35.4%		59.5	146^th of 329 public high schools	55.6%	66				100.0	70.0		97.3	100.0	92.6				100.0			66.0	30.4	8.3	83.6				71.4					70.2	66.3	74.0		81.4		70.9							62.5					72.7	$11,042	$00	$11,042
Hampton High	Public	9-12	1491 W Queen St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4430	1,301	91	14.2	92.2%	112 (8.6%)	982 (75.5%)	91 (7.0%)	20 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	82 (6.3%)	64.7	117^th of 328 public high schools	64.3%		55.6	166^th of 329 public high schools	49.5%	49	55.1	60.0			90.4				91.5	91.3	87.5	92.3	93.3						87.5	73.0	84.4	87.5									85.3	88.4	87.1	79.3	57.1		80.0	64.9	86.8	61.0					51.7		$11,221	$657	$10,564
Bethel High	Public	9-12	1067 Big Bethel Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4400	1,769	119	14.8	92.7%	268 (15.1%)	1,177 (66.5%)	139 (7.9%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	147 (8.3%)	67.3	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%		58.4	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%	48	90.2				94.4				91.4	85.0	92.9		97.9						88.3	65.0	77.3	97.0					100.0				66.7	89.3		79.0	50.0			51.8	72.7	70.8	80.0	75.0	88.5				$10,099	$692	$9,408
Warwick High	Public	9-12	51 Copeland Lane	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4700	1,622	110	14.7	93.4%	319 (19.7%)	892 (55.0%)	267 (16.5%)	22 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (7.0%)	26.8	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%		27.3	299^th of 329 public high schools	9.1%	2					73.0	24.1			68.6	33.3	90.9	94.4	95.6						82.1	50.4	53.3	81.5		29.4	23.2	41.7	95.7					82.3	76.9	60.8	35.5	90.9		30.7	67.7	33.2	21.6			76.1	13.3		$9,408	$182	$9,226
Phoebus High	Public	9-12	100 Ireland St	Hampton	23663	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 727-1000	1,391	86	16.0	93.7%	226 (16.2%)	901 (64.8%)	106 (7.6%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	134 (9.6%)	71	84^th of 328 public high schools	74.4%		57.9	156^th of 329 public high schools	52.6%	72	91.4				100.0				88.8	60.9	81.0	94.4	92.9	81.3					95.1	78.6	78.7	85.4									74.3	90.3	91.7	98.1				56.7	81.1	65.0	62.1				46.8		$10,544	$588	$9,956
Kecoughtan High	Public	9-12	522 Woodland Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5000	1,553	108	14.4	93.2%	595 (38.3%)	645 (41.5%)	129 (8.3%)	45 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	133 (8.6%)	66.3	110^th of 328 public high schools	66.5%		61.2	139^th of 329 public high schools	57.8%	29	70.9				87.2	50.0			96.1	70.6			96.1						91.0	63.5	84.2	73.3									51.9	89.6	78.3	96.0				36.6	90.0	81.9							$10,203	$600	$9,603
Tabb High	Public	9-12	4431 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 867-7400	1,153	75	15.3	21.8%	629 (54.6%)	154 (13.4%)	135 (11.7%)	99 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (11.1%)	77.2	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%		80.2	21^st of 329 public high schools	93.6%	19		91.8	100.0		94.8				90.5				98.4		80.0				96.4	68.8	64.3											95.1	90.0	82.4				28.2		94.0					30.8		$9,946	$583	$9,363
Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,707	126	13.6	95.7%	534 (31.3%)	650 (38.1%)	365 (21.4%)	43 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	39.3	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%		31.5	279^th of 329 public high schools	15.2%	29					84.2				69.3	67.4	90.5	92.9	81.6	80.0					86.4	58.6	60.0	85.7		64.7	33.3		80.0				33.3	84.5	63.0	95.7		79.0	8.3	47.7	56.4	56.2	42.9				26.1		$9,595	$359	$9,236
Poquoson High	Public	9-12	51 Odd Rd	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-7123	647	53	12.3	20.1%	571 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	79.5	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%		75.3	51^st of 329 public high schools	84.5%	27		92.1			95.8				97.4	94.4			97.0						97.9	86.6	100.0											96.1						69.2		66.9							$9,820	$498	$9,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High

How many students attend Heritage High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,106 students attended Heritage High.

What district is Heritage High in?

Newport News City Public Schools

What schools feed into Heritage High?

Heritage High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary
Elementary : Discovery Stem Academy
Elementary : John Marshall Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Newsome Park Elementary
Middle : Crittenden Middle

Is Heritage High a good school?

Heritage High ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High?

Students at Heritage High are 75% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

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