Wm. E. Waters Middle School

Portsmouth, VA 23701

Phone: (757) 558-2813
District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

2

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 7-8 • 595 students

Portsmouth's Wm. E. Waters Middle School serves grades 7-8 in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10.

Wm. E. Waters Middle School is a public school in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district located in Portsmouth, VA. The principal of Wm. E. Waters Middle School is Dr. Eric M Fischer. As of 2014, the students are 64.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 27.7% White, non-Hispanic; 4.2% Multiracial; 3.2% Hispanic; 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan; 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Asian/Pacific Islander. 64% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 64.2% 71.4% 23.3%
White, non-Hispanic 27.7% 21.1% 52.2%
Multiracial 4.2% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic 3.2% 3% 13.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.9% 6.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 64% — —
English learners — 0.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Deep Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 1.3 mi
2 Dock Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.2 mi
3 Western Branch Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.6 mi
4 Elmwood Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4 mi
5 Park View Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 4.2 mi
6 Sawyers Mill Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.6 mi
7 First Watch at River Pointe Condominium/Townhouse Portsmouth VA 4.8 mi
8 Jolliff Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.9 mi
9 Dominion Lakes Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 5.4 mi
10 Wellington Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 5.5 mi
11 Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 5.8 mi
12 Merrimac Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 5.8 mi
13 West Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 5.9 mi
14 Ghent Area of Town Norfolk VA 6.1 mi
15 Island Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 6.1 mi
16 Riverwalk Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 6.2 mi
17 Georgetown Estate Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 6.3 mi
18 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 6.6 mi
19 Park Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 6.7 mi
20 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 6.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Western Branch Chesapeake VA 4.8 mi
2 Ghent Square Norfolk VA 5.8 mi
3 Colley Avenue and 21st Norfolk VA 6.1 mi
4 Country Club Meadows Chesapeake VA 6.4 mi
5 Park Place Norfolk VA 6.7 mi
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