Woodside High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...

. The school was ranked 987th in 2008 by Newsweek

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magazine's "America's Best High Schools" in terms of high schools and exam testing. Woodside has been accredited by the Virginia Department of Education since the 2003-04 school year, and has some of the highest passing rates in Newport News.

Woodside High School is a Fully Accredited High School and it met the Adequate Yearly Progress marks for the No Child Left Behind Act established by the Federal Government.

Woodside is also the home of Newport News Public School's Center for the Arts and Communications Magnet Program, which offers specializations in music, dance, drama, creative writing, communications, and visual arts.

Athletics

Opening in 1996, Woodside's sports teams have won three state titles: one in softball (2001) and two for boys basketball (2003-04 and 2004-05).

Demographics

As of October 2009

Category	Enrollment	Percentage
Total Enrollment	2061	100%
Gender
Male	894	43.4%
Female	1167	56.6%
Ethnicity
Native American	22	1.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	74	3.6%
Black	1113	54.0%
Hispanic	182	8.8%
White	641	31.1%
Unspecified	29	1.4%
Special Education	213	10.3%
Talented and Gifted	155	7.5%
Economically Disadvantaged	696	33.8%