# Menchville High School

Menchville High School is one of six public high schools in Newport News, Virginia, United States.

## Demographics

| Year | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Total Enrollment | 2020 | 1772 | 1578 | 1662 | 1759 |
| Gender ||||||
| Male | 986 | 882 | 818 | 908 | 934 |
| Female | 1034 | 890 | 760 | 754 | 825 |
| Ethnicity ||||||
| Native American | 13 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 50 | 63 | 51 | 83 | 48 |
| Black | 898 | 732 | 598 | 564 | 619 |
| Hispanic | 62 | — | 122 | 253 | 393 |
| White | 988 | 898 | 755 | 663 | 578 |
| Multiple Races | — | 25 | 46 | 97 | 120 |
| Unspecified | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Special Education/Students with Disabilities | 188 | 224 | 192 | 229 | 250 |
| Talented and Gifted | 0 | 180 | — | — | — |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 566 | 449 | 618 | 662 | 857 |
| English Learners | — | — | 8 | 118 | 235 |

### Percentages

| Year | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Total Enrollment | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Gender | Gender | Gender | Gender | Gender | |
| Male | 48.8% | 49.8% | 51.8% | 54.6% | 53.1% |
| Female | 51.2% | 50.2% | 48.2% | 45.4% | 46.9% |
| Ethnicity | Ethnicity | Ethnicity | Ethnicity | Ethnicity | |
| Native American | 0.6% | 3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 5% | 2.7% |
| Black | 44.5% | 41.3% | 37.9% | 33.9% | 35.2% |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | — | 7.7% | 15.2% | 22.3% |
| White | 48.9% | 50.7% | 47.8% | 39.9% | 32.8% |
| Multiple Races | — | 1.4% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Unspecified | 0.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Special Education/Students with Disabilities | 9.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 14.2% |
| Talented and Gifted | 0% | 10.2% | — | — | — |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 28% | 25.3% | 39.2% | 39.8% | 48.7% |
| English Learners | — | — | 0.5% | 7.1% | 13.3% |

## Sports
### VA state championships

* Boys' indoor track – 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983,1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2016, 2017, 2018
* Boys' outdoor track – 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
* Wrestling – 1976
* Soccer - 2003
* Baseball – 2009
* Boys' swimming – 2016
* Girls Basketball - 2022

## Former principals

* John M. Caywood (1970–1988)
* Dr. John "Killer" Kilpatrick (1988–1997)
* Robert Johnson (1997–2002)
* Caryn Boyd (2002–2004)
* James "Bobby" Surry (2004–2022)
* Lisa Egolf (2022–2024)

## Notable alumni

* Karen Barefoot – basketball coach
* Cocoa Brown – actress
* Paul Colton – entrepreneur, founder of Aptana and Live Software
* Jharel Cotton – MLB pitcher for the Oakland A's
* Quiana Grant – supermodel, appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
* Kwamie Lassiter – former NFL free safety, Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams
* David Macklin – former NFL cornerback, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins
* RJ May – member of the South Carolina House of Representatives since 2020
* Christopher Phillips – author, founder of Socrates Café
* David Pope (basketball) – former NBA small forward, Kansas City Kings, Wyoming Wildcatters, Seattle SuperSonics
* Al Toon – former NFL wide receiver, New York Jets