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Watkins Early Childhood Center
21 Burns Drive, Newport News, VA 23601
Grades
Pre-K
Prekindergarten
Students
326
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newport News City Public Schools
Newport News City
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About Watkins Early Childhood Center
Watkins Early Childhood Center is a public pre-K program in Newport News, Virginia, serving grade Pre-K. It is part of Newport News City Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Newport News City.
In the 2024–25 school year, 326 students were enrolled, with about 14.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Virginia pre-K program (11.2 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Prekindergarten
- Grades offered
- Pre-K
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 326 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Newport News City Public Schools
- County
- Newport News City
- NCES school ID
- 510264002471
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.