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B+

Hampton City Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hampton.

Hampton’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Students
19,472
Schools
30
Spent per student
$15,838
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$114.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hampton City Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the VA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $114.4M, about $5,875 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2020–21
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hampton. Grade by grade →

PK–520 elementary schoolsThis district
6–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 54.4% · 6,562 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 88.8% · 1,466 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,838 per student · 8% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 54%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
19,223’20
19,580’21
19,796’22
19,657’23
19,472’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 59%White 21%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

30 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

George P. Phenix Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hampton
B+
1,438 students10:1
Hunter B. Andrews
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hampton
B
1,081 students14:1
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
499 students16:1
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
D
486 students16:1
Aberdeen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
482 students15:1
Phillips Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B+
435 students17:1
Luther W. Machen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
430 students14:1
Samuel P. Langley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
429 students15:1
Francis Asbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B+
409 students15:1
Mary S. Peake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C−
404 students13:1
Barron Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B+
397 students16:1
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C+
394 students14:1
William Mason Cooper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B+
386 students14:1
Captain John Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
374 students13:1
Jane H. Bryan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
367 students12:1
Mary W. Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
A−
343 students14:1
Mary T. Christian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C−
313 students12:1
Moton Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Hampton
226 students13:1
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hampton
C+
452 students15:1
Paul Burbank Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hampton
C+
432 students14:1
Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hampton
A
288 students17:1
Benjamin Syms Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
B−
850 students15:1
Cesar Tarrant Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
B
737 students17:1
Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
A−
613 students14:1
C. Alton Lindsay Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
C
612 students13:1
Thomas Eaton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
C+
581 students13:1
Bethel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
A−
1,769 students15:1
Kecoughtan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
A−
1,553 students14:1
Phoebus High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B
1,391 students16:1
Hampton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B
1,301 students14:1

Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Virginia.