Achievable Dream Middle/High
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Newport News, Virginia
Achievable Dream Middle/High in Newport News, Virginia enrolled 498 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 67% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Virginia: 88.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
488 students in 2022-23, 486 students in 2023-24, 498 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 488 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 31.6 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 498 | 50.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Virginia high schools
Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
9 AP courses and one counselor per 505 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Achievable Dream Middle/High enrolled 505 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 96 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses9
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 505 of the 505 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions96
- Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.7% of students were Black, 8.0% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black83.7%
- Hispanic8.0%
- Two or more races5.6%
- White2.2%
- Asian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Achievable Dream Middle/High scored proficient or above: 67% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 67% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 47 students in Achievable Dream Middle/High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 91% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 47 | 1,743 | 99,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Newport News
6 public high schools in Newport News report 2024-25 enrollment; Achievable Dream Middle/High is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside High | 1,723 | 15.0 | 96.7% |
| Menchville High | 1,707 | 13.6 | 95.7% |
| Warwick High | 1,622 | 14.8 | 93.4% |
| Denbigh High | 1,269 | 14.3 | 95.2% |
| Heritage High | 1,106 | 14.0 | 95.0% |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High | 498 | 10.0 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Achievable Dream Middle/High
- Heritage HighThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,106 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Hampton HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.8 miles away: 1,301 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Achievable Dream Middle/High with Heritage HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Newport News City Public Schools spends per student$16,082 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,082
- The largest public schools in VirginiaAchievable Dream Middle/High is the number 253 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.10.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Achievable Dream Middle/High
How many students attend Achievable Dream Middle/High?
498 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 488 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newport News, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievable Dream Middle/High?
10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Achievable Dream Middle/High a Title I school?
Achievable Dream Middle/High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Achievable Dream Middle/High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Achievable Dream Middle/High scored proficient or above: 67% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Achievable Dream Middle/High?
90% or more of the 47 students in Achievable Dream Middle/High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Achievable Dream Middle/High in?
Newport News City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510264002344 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.