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Phoebus High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Ireland St, Hampton, VA 23663 · (757) 727-1000 · Part of Hampton City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,391
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Phoebus High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Hampton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Phoebus HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Ireland St, Hampton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9356
Grade 10410
Grade 11299
Grade 12326
Enrollment over time
1,135’20
1,263’21
1,365’22
1,417’23
1,391’24

Up 22.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%White 16%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phoebus High from Hampton families.

Other schools in Hampton City Public Schools

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Hampton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.