B.C. Charles Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Newport News, VA

B.C. Charles Elementary is a regular school school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 388 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

388

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	158	41%
White	141	36%
Hispanic/Latino	44	11%
Two or more races	39	10%
Asian	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	388	201M / 187F

English Language Learners: 14 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	34.0% -21.3pp	55.3%	223
Reading Proficiency	48.0% -22.1pp	70.1%	224
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	89

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

35 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	388	100%

Contact & Location

701 Menchville Road

Newport News, VA 23602

Phone: (757)886-7750

http://charles.nn.k12.va.us/

District

Newport News City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,102

District enrollment: 26,531

Other Schools in District

Achievable Dream Academy Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
David A. Dutrow Elementary Elementary
Deer Park Elementary Elementary
Discovery STEM Academy Elementary
General Stanford Elementary Elementary
George J. McIntosh Elementary Elementary
Hidenwood Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 23602) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510264001040

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD