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Barron Elementary

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Barron Elementary ranks 376 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Barron Elementary is a public elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, serving 382 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hampton City Public Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barron Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Barron Elementary's 5th-grade students scored 80.36% proficient or better in SOL Science, compared to the district's 73.21% and the state's 68.94%. The school's 4th-grade students also performed exceptionally well in SOL English Reading, with 87.72% proficient or better, compared to the district's 71.41% and the state's 73.09%. Additionally, Barron Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.23% to 89.27% in recent years.

Barron Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Hampton City Public Schools district, particularly in student academic achievement. However, some nearby schools, such as Samuel P. Langley Elementary, have also demonstrated strong academic performance, with several grade levels and subject areas exceeding Barron Elementary's results. Despite the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Barron Elementary, the school has been able to maintain strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies in place to support its diverse student population.

397

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,898

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Fox Hill Rd
Hampton, VA 23669

(757) 850-5100

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.6%

White:

39.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hampton City Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg70%

Virginia avg71%

376^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Hampton City Public Schools

52^nd of 129Hampton City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	376 of 1110	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	362 of 1114	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	415 of 1114	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	374 of 1109	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	368 of 1103	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	727 of 1105	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	535 of 1097	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.8	819 of 1099	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.4	603 of 1096	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	614 of 1100	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	443 of 1110	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.1	471 of 1120	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	432 of 1117	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.5	726 of 1117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.8	275 of 1113	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	40.0	786 of 1082	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	64.4	364 of 1081	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.4	547 of 1083	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.2	289 of 1071	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	58.4	459 of 1062	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	135 of 579	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	130 of 588	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	162 of 579	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	268 of 1096	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	292 of 1098	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	355 of 1100	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	155 of 1046	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	310 of 1036	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	467 of 1093	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	435 of 1101	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	465 of 1093	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	44 of 271	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	127 of 247	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	444 of 973	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	369 of 979	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	412 of 984	58.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies81%+12 vs state

Science80%+11 vs state

English Reading80%+9 vs state

Mathematics76%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Barron Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Fox Hill Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5100	397	25	15.8	90.9%	158 (39.8%)	161 (40.6%)	21 (5.3%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	67.8	376^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.1%		69.8	362^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	67.5%	14	68.8	82.5	76.8	80.4	68.8	87.7	83.9	80.7	$9,898	$647	$9,251
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Apollo Dr	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5096	394	29	13.5	92.4%	104 (26.4%)	197 (50.0%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.2%)	43.8	677^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.0%		31.9	812^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.1%	135	83.3	73.1	62.1	69.4	68.8	70.6	66.1	50.0	$10,389	$1,479	$8,911
Mary S. Peake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	57 Salina St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1075	404	31	13.0	92.3%	39 (9.7%)	291 (72.0%)	24 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.4%)	42.8	688^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.0%		44.4	674^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.5%	14	54.9	75.8	70.3	71.2	54.9	72.1	69.2	70.3	$10,159	$1,690	$8,469
Captain John Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Woodland Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5088	374	29	12.8	93.3%	96 (25.7%)	204 (54.5%)	27 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.7%)	24.3	883^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	20.5%		30.9	826^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.9%	57	60.5	67.2	59.1	66.7	48.7	60.7	64.4	43.9	$11,404	$2,025	$9,379
Samuel P. Langley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Rockwell Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5105	429	29	14.7	92.3%	170 (39.6%)	116 (27.0%)	83 (19.3%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.0%)	77.1	260^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.6%		70.9	339^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.6%	79	96.7	82.1	83.9	88.9	68.3	80.0	85.9	74.3	$9,153	$479	$8,674
Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 Lemaster Ave	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5079	435	26	16.7	89.7%	155 (35.6%)	200 (46.0%)	28 (6.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.1%)	58.9	492^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	55.7%		61.9	466^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.2%	26	79.5	76.9	68.7	75.8	76.0	70.9	70.0	77.4	$9,611	$545	$9,066
Mary T. Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2009 Andrews Blvd	Hampton	23663	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5092	313	26	12.0	90.4%	51 (16.3%)	179 (57.2%)	38 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	29.1	839^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.4%		39.7	731^st of 1114 public elementary schools	34.4%	108	61.0	62.7	65.3	74.5	56.1	56.5	64.7	50.0	$13,470	$2,425	$11,045
Paul Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Tidemill Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4642	432	30	14.4	90.7%	43 (10.0%)	289 (66.9%)	54 (12.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.8%)	45.7	660^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.3	769^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.0%	109	69.1	66.2	77.1	76.6	62.1	61.5	78.1	57.8	$8,721	$674	$8,047
Jane H. Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 N Mallory St	Hampton	23663	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1056	367	31	11.8	91.3%	63 (17.2%)	228 (62.1%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (15.0%)	39.8	722^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	35.0%		43.2	690^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.1%	32	55.6	69.6	76.7	74.2	43.6	65.2	71.4	66.7	$10,471	$2,030	$8,441
William Mason Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Marcella Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4645	386	27	14.2	95.3%	42 (10.9%)	273 (70.7%)	15 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.4%)	65.1	414^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.7%		69.8	359^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.8%	55	85.7	76.2	74.2	74.2	83.9	76.2	77.4	69.8	$8,247	$304	$7,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Barron Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Barron Elementary?

Students at Barron Elementary are 41% African American, 40% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Barron Elementary a good school?

Barron Elementary ranks 376^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Barron Elementary.

What district is Barron Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

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