655 Ivy Ave
Newport News, VA 23607

1 Star , 2 at best. The 5th grade classes are are total chaos.(Not much the teacher can do) 2024 , Hidenwood Elementary is not representative of the area. I'm not sure where these kids are bused in from..The Hidenwood neighborhood I'm at is nothing like the school demographics, hence, the school has been chaos since I was there 2008 until 2024.

Overall being at this school has been a terrible experience. Threats of violence, racial comments and jokes, and a lack of any real challenge for my student. I am looking to transfer my student at the end of the year. The bus ride is almost 45 minutes each direction. I will be continuing my search for a house in a better school district throughout the coming months.

This school is absolutely horrible. Administrators are rather useless; they don't return calls or do their jobs. The bullying is out of control and half the kids walk in smelling like skunks. Daily weapons, fights and drug deals. The learning environment is non existent for anyone who actually wanta to try and learn. They can't even accommodate an IEP properly.

Unfortunately, I can not specify any issues in my child's class, as I am not allowed to know what happens there. It could not be more apparent that I inconvience the teachers by making contact with them, even by note. If my child gets in trouble, I only know by a color chart. Phone calls are ignored. You do get conferences around halfway through the quarter, where you're told your child has exceeded expectations, only to receive a report card filled with areas they're underperforming in (every single one AN EXACT SAME AREA you were told they were exceeding in) weeks later. Special activities? Don't worry; you'll find out THE NIGHT BEFORE (approx. 70% of all notices are sent home less than 24 hours before). I am an involved parent, but not a helicopter parent. Education is a priority to me. I have no idea beyond the school syllabus as to what my child is doing.The teacher and the aide give conflicting information often. If my child is struggling, tell me how so I can help. If my child is misbehaving, tell me what she did so I can do something. If you just need free babysitting, this is the school for you. I'd withdraw my child, but she'd be heartbroken not to go to school.