New Kent’s public schools beat 73% of Virginia districts
The public schools New Kent’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
New Kent’s schools, in brief
The middle school is the weak link
One district takes students from New Kent Elementary all the way to New Kent High. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A−); the middle school earns the lowest (C+). See the path ↓
Average results for less money
New Kent spends 19% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How New Kent compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Virginia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Virginia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Kent.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in New Kent
5 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What New Kent families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near New Kent
There’s no college in New Kent, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rappahannock Community College in Glenns, 20.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of New Kent. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.