Ella Fitzgerald Middle School

Ella Fitzgerald Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
432 Industrial Park Dr,  Newport News, VA
Newport News City Public Schools
3.0
1.8
1,114 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Lisa Gatz
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
41%
Reading Proficiency
57%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
57%
Math Proficiency
41%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
67
Full Time Teachers
67
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.7%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
389:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.1%
Female
46.9%
Black
46.1%
Hispanic
23.3%
White
17.5%
Two or more races
9.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.0 2 Reviews
4.0 Middle School Student
5/7/2018
I loved coming here every day. But there were a few issues that could've been fixed, like the lack of space in the classrooms and the food changing in the middle of my middle school years. The music programs were also not as respected as they should've been.
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1.8 5 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/16/2023
This school doesn’t communicate at all. Your kid could be in danger and they wouldn’t tell you. There’s fights every day, there’s teachers tackling kids to break up the fights, there’s lockdowns and your kid won’t get out of school on time and you won’t know why. You also won’t get an explanation af...
1.0 parent
3/12/2018
This school is to be avoided if at all possible. I have 3 children who have gone through Newport News Public Schools. Dozier is the absolute worst. Classrooms are chaotic. Children are disrespectful. The teachers are overwhelmed and under-qualified. Good grief! Even their awards ceremonies are poorl...
1.0 parent
10/11/2016
Moving from Pa to Va, my daughter's homeroom and math teacher (same man) proceeded to call my child slow in front of both of us on back to school night. He told her that Pa is very behind in curriculum and that she was in the "slower" math class so she could learn and play "catch up". My daughter wa...
4.0 parent
10/8/2013
The Teachers at J.M. Dozier are outstanding. They are very interested in the children learning and they make it very interesting in the subjects that they know are needed for the child to succeed. I do not have very much contact with the Principal but the Teachers are on top of assisting the parents...

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