Achievable Dream Middle/High Other School
5720 Marshall Ave
Newport News VA, 23605, Newport News City County
Phone: 757-283-7820
Ranking: 
(1,111 out of 1,459, bottom 24%)*
(1,111 out of 1,459, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Newport News City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 483 | 477 | 456 | 432 | 366 | 315 | 255 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 85 | 17.6% | 93 | 19.5% | 83 | 18.2% | 93 | 21.5% | 79 | 21.6% | 93 | 29.5% | 94 | 36.9% |
| Grade 7: | 83 | 17.2% | 81 | 17.0% | 93 | 20.4% | 73 | 16.9% | 86 | 23.5% | 83 | 26.3% | 55 | 21.6% |
| Grade 8: | 70 | 14.5% | 85 | 17.8% | 73 | 16.0% | 78 | 18.1% | 71 | 19.4% | 49 | 15.6% | 54 | 21.2% |
| Grade 9: | 74 | 15.3% | 65 | 13.6% | 68 | 14.9% | 65 | 15.0% | 43 | 11.7% | 44 | 14.0% | 52 | 20.4% |
| Grade 10: | 60 | 12.4% | 61 | 12.8% | 63 | 13.8% | 38 | 8.8% | 43 | 11.7% | 46 | 14.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 57 | 11.8% | 56 | 11.7% | 37 | 8.1% | 42 | 9.7% | 44 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 54 | 11.2% | 36 | 7.5% | 39 | 8.6% | 43 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 44.5% | 200 | 41.9% | 189 | 41.4% | 196 | 45.4% | 162 | 44.3% | 141 | 44.8% | 119 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 268 | 55.5% | 277 | 58.1% | 267 | 58.6% | 236 | 54.6% | 196 | 53.6% | 166 | 52.7% | 132 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 457 | 94.6% | 457 | 95.8% | 439 | 96.3% | 423 | 97.9% | 361 | 98.6% | 310 | 98.4% | 251 | 98.4% |
| White: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 352 | 72.9% | 339 | 71.1% | 348 | 76.3% | 323 | 74.8% | 278 | 76.0% | 242 | 76.8% | 192 | 75.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 8.9% | 60 | 12.6% | 47 | 10.3% | 34 | 7.9% | 38 | 10.4% | 30 | 9.5% | 36 | 14.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.06 | 15.56 | 16.89 | 18.73 | 21.85 | 21.30 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 84% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.1% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 77% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 70.7% | 78% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 72% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 63.6% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 50% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 33% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 42.3% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 59.1% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78% | 82% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 81% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 80% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 44% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 42.3% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 72% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 69% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.5% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 92% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 91% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 93% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 71.8% | 76.2% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 91% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 91% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 98% | 84% | 91% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87% | 86% | 90% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 50% | 57% | 69% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 58.9% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95% | 80% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 84% | 91% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 96% | 88% | 92% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 71% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 88% | 94% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 94% | 93% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 91% | 93% |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 75.7% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 79% | 88% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 85% | 90% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 84% | 91% |
| 2010 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 91% | 94% |
| 2011 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 94% |
| 2012 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 97% | 88% | 93% |
| 2013 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 92.6% | 85% | 88.9% |
| 2008 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 80% | 84% |
| 2009 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 78% | 86% |
| 2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 76% | 86% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 72% | 75% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 73% | 85% |
| 2013 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 76% | 84.9% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 71% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 76% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 74% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 79% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 78% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 46% | 63% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 95% | 91% | 95% |
| 2011 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 74% | 75% | 83% |
| 2012 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 84% | 74% | 84% |
| 2013 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 77.2% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 91% |
| 2010 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 2011 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 53% | 79% | 81% |
| 2012 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| 2013 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 84.3% | 84.2% |
| 2011 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 47% | 82% | 83% |
| 2012 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 69% | 86% | 85% |
| 2013 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 82.3% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 93% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 87% | 82.4% | 86.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Achievable Dream Middle/High Other School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.