Menchville High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The school colors are purple and gold, and its mascot is a monarch. Menchville is the top school in Newport News in terms of the number of students taking AP exams, and has the highest rate of passing. In 2008, Menchville High School was rated as the 487th-best public high school in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine.