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Magnet Schools in Newport News city, Virginia

Newport News city has 8 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 4 are whole-school magnets, and 4 offer magnet programs to part of the student population.

  • 8 magnet schools and programs
  • 4 whole-school magnets
  • 4 schools with a magnet program

Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.

School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

Magnet schools in Newport News city

Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.

  • B. T. Washington Middle

    Newport News, VA

    ◦ Magnet program

    Grades
    6-8
    Enrollment
    413
    Level
    Middle

  • Crittenden Middle

    Newport News, VA

    ◦ Magnet program

    Grades
    6-8
    Enrollment
    781
    Level
    Middle

  • David A. Dutrow Elem.

    Newport News, VA

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    341
    Level
    Elementary

  • Deer Park Elem.

    Newport News, VA

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    433
    Level
    Elementary

  • Denbigh High

    Newport News, VA

    ◦ Magnet program

    Grades
    9-12
    Enrollment
    1,269
    Level
    High

  • Heritage High

    Newport News, VA

    ◦ Magnet program

    Grades
    9-12
    Enrollment
    1,106
    Level
    High

  • Hilton Elem.

    Newport News, VA

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    368
    Level
    Elementary

  • Newsome Park Elem.

    Newport News, VA

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    386
    Level
    Elementary

What “magnet” means on this page

● Whole-school magnet

Whole-school magnet

The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.

◦ Magnet program

Magnet program

The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.

Other historical or unverified magnet listings

These schools were identified as magnet schools in older source data but are not confirmed by the latest available federal magnet collection.

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