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Phillips Elementary

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Phillips Elementary ranks 492 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Phillips Elementary is a public elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, serving 432 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Hampton City Public Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Phillips Elementary has shown significant academic improvement in recent years, with its statewide ranking rising from 858 out of 1,105 Virginia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 492 out of 1,110 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 79.45% of 3rd-grade students at Phillips Elementary were proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to 72.77% for the Hampton City Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. However, the school has faced challenges with fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.67% to 89.12% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Samuel P. Langley Elementary, Phillips Elementary generally performs better academically, with higher SOL test scores and statewide rankings. The nearby schools also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that socioeconomic factors may be a common challenge in the area. Additionally, Phillips Elementary has shown strong performance for female students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, but relatively lower performance for male students and military-connected students, which is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.

435

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,611

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

703 Lemaster Ave
Hampton, VA 23669

(757) 850-5079

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Students who attend Phillips Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Syms Middle
High:	Kecoughtan High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

White:

35.6%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Virginia avg71%

492^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	58.9	492 of 1110	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	466 of 1114	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	599 of 1114	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	708 of 1109	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.8	278 of 1103	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	858 of 1105	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	761 of 1097	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	906 of 1099	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	813 of 1096	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	813 of 1100	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.3	643 of 1110	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.2	408 of 1120	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	512 of 1117	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	591 of 1117	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.6	473 of 1113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.8	773 of 1082	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.1	601 of 1081	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	804 of 1083	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	826 of 1071	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.3	490 of 1062	53.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	236 of 579	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	270 of 588	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	390 of 579	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	337 of 1096	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	380 of 1098	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	514 of 1100	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	380 of 1046	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	279 of 1036	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	620 of 1093	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	572 of 1101	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	668 of 1093	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	166 of 192	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	118 of 247	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	173 of 245	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	619 of 973	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	450 of 979	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	464 of 984	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)69th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies77%+9 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

Mathematics75%~ state avg

English Reading72%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Phillips is a wonderful school with fantastic students! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, March 1, 2013

The is an amazing school. We could not ask for a better academic staff for our children. Ms. Sutton, Ms. Sanzo, Ms.Howell and Anita (gym teacher) are amazing. If you are blessed enough to have them enhance your childs life you are very lucky. Close Quote

Schools Near Phillips 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
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
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
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
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
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
Francis Asbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Beach Rd	Hampton	23664	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5075	409	27	15.1	89.5%	190 (46.5%)	141 (34.5%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	51	589^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.9%		54.7	559^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.8%	30	76.5	74.6	50.8	66.7	63.0	85.3	73.6	73.3	$9,054	$492	$8,562
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Elementary

What schools do graduates of Phillips Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phillips Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Syms Middle
High : Kecoughtan High

Is Phillips Elementary a good school?

Phillips Elementary ranks 492^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Phillips Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

How many students attend Phillips Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Phillips Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Elementary?

Students at Phillips Elementary are 46% African American, 36% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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