Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

Joseph H. Saunders Elementary, Newport News, VA

CEP schoolJoseph H. Saunders Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, part of Newport News City Public Schools. It enrolled 660 students in 2024-25, with 18.9 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 660
Teachers (FTE): 35.0
Students per teacher: 18.9
Grades: PK to 5

This school's ratio is 6.4 higher than the district figure of 12.5. The Virginia average across schools is 14.0. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school18.9

District12.5

Virginia14.0

United States15.3

School details

Address: 853 Harpersville Rd, Newport News, VA 23601
Phone: (757)591-4781
District: Newport News City Public Schools
County: Newport News city
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Locale: City: Midsize
NCES school ID: 510264001059

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 666
Reduced-price lunch: 0
Free or reduced-price lunch: 666
Direct certification: 657Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Newport News City Public Schools

Achievable Dream Academy 641 students
Carver Elementary 634 students
Discovery STEM Academy 561 students
Katherine Johnson Elementary 553 students
Kiln Creek Elementary 553 students
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary 549 students
Willis A. Jenkins Elementary 507 students
Riverside Elementary 506 students
Richneck Elementary 502 students
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary 498 students
Hidenwood Elementary 476 students
L.F. Palmer Elementary 465 students

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.