L.F. Palmer Elementary School

Newport News, VA 23602

Phone: (757) 881-5000
District: Newport News City Public Schools

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 536 students

L.F. Palmer Elementary School, located in Newport News, Virginia, 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.

L.F. Palmer Elementary School is a public school in the Newport News City Public Schools district located in Newport News, VA. The principal of L.F. Palmer Elementary School is Gary Black. As of 2014, the students are 45% Black, non-Hispanic; 31.3% Hispanic; 18.1% White, non-Hispanic; 3.9% Multiracial; 0.8% Asian/Pacific Islander; 0.6% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan. 79.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 45% 53.7% 23.3%
Hispanic 31.3% 11.7% 13.1%
White, non-Hispanic 18.1% 26.9% 52.2%
Multiracial 3.9% 4.5% 4.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.7% 6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.2% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 79.7% — —
English learners — 3.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Brick Kiln Apartment Complex Newport News VA 0.9 mi
2 Tabb Lakes Neighborhood/Subdivision Yorktown VA 2.2 mi
3 Carriage Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 2.6 mi
4 Shore Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 3.6 mi
5 Courtney Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 3.9 mi
6 Morgan's Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 4.2 mi
7 Stoneybrook Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 4.8 mi
8 Denbigh Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 5.4 mi
9 Eagle Harbor Neighborhood/Subdivision Carrollton VA 10.6 mi
10 Fox Hill- Grandview Neighborhood/Subdivision Hampton VA 11.2 mi
11 Kingsmill Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 14.1 mi
12 Riverfront at Harbour View Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 15.9 mi
13 Burbage Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 16.1 mi
14 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 16.2 mi
15 Creekside Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 16.2 mi
16 Lochhaven Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 16.4 mi
17 Ford's Colony Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 16.4 mi
18 Mariners Watch Apartment Complex Norfolk VA 16.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Tabb Tabb VA 2 mi
2 Fort Eustis Newport News VA 5.8 mi
3 Poquoson Poquoson VA 7.7 mi
4 Yorktown Beach Yorktown VA 9 mi
5 Smithfield Smithfield VA 11.7 mi
6 Carrollton Carrollton VA 11.9 mi
7 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 15.8 mi
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