Willis A. Jenkins Elementary School

Newport News, VA 23602

Phone: (757) 881-5400
District: Newport News City Public Schools

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 430 students

Newport News's Willis A. Jenkins Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Newport News City Public Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 1 out of 10.

Willis A. Jenkins Elementary School is a public school in the Newport News City Public Schools district located in Newport News, VA. The principal of Willis A. Jenkins Elementary School is Ms. Sandra Jordan. As of 2014, the students are 60.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 17.4% White, non-Hispanic; 17% Hispanic; 3.7% Multiracial; 1.2% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 75.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 60.5% 53.7% 23.3%
White, non-Hispanic 17.4% 26.9% 52.2%
Hispanic 17% 11.7% 13.1%
Multiracial 3.7% 4.5% 4.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.7% 6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.4% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 75.6% — —
English learners — 3.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Carriage Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 1.1 mi
2 Shore Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 1.8 mi
3 Brick Kiln Apartment Complex Newport News VA 2.3 mi
4 Stoneybrook Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 3.4 mi
5 Morgan's Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 3.6 mi
6 Tabb Lakes Neighborhood/Subdivision Yorktown VA 4 mi
7 Denbigh Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 4.8 mi
8 Courtney Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 5.1 mi
9 Eagle Harbor Neighborhood/Subdivision Carrollton VA 10.3 mi
10 Kingsmill Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 12.7 mi
11 Fox Hill- Grandview Neighborhood/Subdivision Hampton VA 13 mi
12 Creekside Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 15.1 mi
13 Ford's Colony Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 15.2 mi
14 Rosewell Neighborhood/Subdivision Gloucester VA 16.2 mi
15 Riverfront at Harbour View Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 16.2 mi
16 Burbage Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 16.7 mi
17 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 16.8 mi
18 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 17 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Tabb Tabb VA 3.7 mi
2 Fort Eustis Newport News VA 4.3 mi
3 Yorktown Beach Yorktown VA 9 mi
4 Poquoson Poquoson VA 9.5 mi
5 Smithfield Smithfield VA 10.5 mi
6 Carrollton Carrollton VA 11.4 mi
7 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 16.1 mi
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