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Best Public Schools in Hampton, VA

At a glance

Schools

19,246

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMary W. Jackson Elementary45^th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Aberdeen Elementary up 162 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George P. Phenix Elementary 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The city of Hampton, Virginia is home to 30 schools that are part of the Hampton City Public Schools district. This includes 21 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district is ranked 52 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district, including Mary W. Jackson Elementary, which is ranked 45th out of 1,110 elementary schools in Virginia and has a 5-star rating. It has exceptional test scores, with 88-100% of students proficient or better across core subjects. The Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle school is also a top performer, ranked 34th out of 419 middle schools in Virginia with a 5-star rating and very strong test scores. At the high school level, Bethel High and Kecoughtan High are the top-performing schools, ranked 106th and 110th out of 328 high schools in Virginia respectively.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities within the district. Graduation rates at the high schools are around 93%, above the state average, but dropout rates range from 4.5-4.6%, slightly higher than the state. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with all schools having a rate of 15.7%. Per-student spending varies widely, from $6,381 to $9,100, and free/reduced lunch rates range from 69% to 96%, indicating many students face socioeconomic challenges. The stark performance differences between the top-performing and lower-performing schools suggest inequities in resources and opportunities across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)		SOL Geometry (2025)			SOL Algebra I (2025)							SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)									SOL Geography (2025)		SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (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 Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Bell St	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1071	486	31	15.6	92.2%	42 (8.6%)	355 (73.0%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	42.3	696^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.2	745^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.1%	49																79.5	68.6	61.5								59.3				73.5	67.6	56.1																		70.0	$9,290	$1,410	$7,880
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1424 Aberdeen Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4624	482	33	14.6	90.2%	51 (10.6%)	335 (69.5%)	29 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	39.8	723^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.2	885^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.6%	162																73.0	52.6	79.1								75.3				61.4	55.3	71.2																		54.9	$8,764	$1,686	$7,077
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4627	499	31	16.0	88.8%	107 (21.4%)	298 (59.7%)	30 (6.0%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	34.7	776^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.1%		39.8	728^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.6%	48																65.8	59.1	69.3								73.4				50.6	64.9	69.6																		57.5	$9,429	$1,364	$8,065
Armstrong Elementary	Public	K-5	3401 Matoaka Rd	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 727-1067	288	17	16.9	94.4%	136 (47.2%)	92 (31.9%)	20 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.5%)	71.1	341^st of 1110 public elementary schools	69.3%		80.2	215^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.7%	126																76.9	87.8	68.1								79.2				69.2	93.8	81.3																		87.5	$10,594	$607	$9,987
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
Benjamin Syms Middle	Public	6-8	170 Fox Hill Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5050	850	57	15.0	72.4%	245 (28.8%)	424 (49.9%)	73 (8.6%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.1%)	41	273^rd of 419 public middle schools	34.8%		44	255^th of 417 public middle schools	38.8%	18			96.8			100.0	100.0	96.7					100.0						67.4	40.3	46.3						57.1	100.0					66.3	69.7	67.6														65.7		$9,229	$904	$8,326
Bethel High	Public	9-12	1067 Big Bethel Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4400	1,769	119	14.8	92.7%	268 (15.1%)	1,177 (66.5%)	139 (7.9%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	147 (8.3%)	67.3	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%		58.4	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%	48	90.2			94.4					91.4	85.0	92.9			97.9								88.3	65.0	77.3	97.0				100.0							66.7	89.3		79.0	50.0		51.8	72.7	70.8	80.0	75.0	88.5				$10,099	$692	$9,408
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
C. Alton Lindsay Middle	Public	6-8	1636 Briarfield Rd	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4560	612	46	13.4	80.1%	62 (10.1%)	441 (72.1%)	47 (7.7%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.4%)	35.9	299^th of 419 public middle schools	28.6%		30.2	318^th of 417 public middle schools	23.7%	19			100.0				96.4	100.0											64.4	36.0	40.7						67.2	92.9					63.9	58.7	60.9														74.6		$9,671	$1,056	$8,615
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
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Concord Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4634	452	30	15.0	92.3%	79 (17.5%)	283 (62.6%)	23 (5.1%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	52.5	567^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.1	691^st of 1114 public elementary schools	38.0%	124																75.6	65.8	73.9								69.9				74.0	80.8	70.8																		58.3	$9,482	$1,237	$8,245
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
Hampton High	Public	9-12	1491 W Queen St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4430	1,301	91	14.2	92.2%	112 (8.6%)	982 (75.5%)	91 (7.0%)	20 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	82 (6.3%)	64.7	117^th of 328 public high schools	64.3%		55.6	166^th of 329 public high schools	49.5%	49	55.1	60.0		90.4					91.5	91.3	87.5	92.3		93.3								87.5	73.0	84.4	87.5											85.3	88.4	87.1	79.3	57.1	80.0	64.9	86.8	61.0				51.7			$11,221	$657	$10,564
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
Cesar Tarrant Middle	Public	6-8	1435 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4520	737	44	16.6	82.8%	110 (14.9%)	488 (66.2%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (9.5%)	38.9	286^th of 419 public middle schools	31.7%		41.6	270^th of 417 public middle schools	35.3%	16			100.0				100.0	100.0											55.1	20.8	62.6						64.0	100.0					64.5	63.8	67.8														69.2		$9,251	$936	$8,315
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
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
Kecoughtan High	Public	9-12	522 Woodland Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5000	1,553	108	14.4	93.2%	595 (38.3%)	645 (41.5%)	129 (8.3%)	45 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	133 (8.6%)	66.3	110^th of 328 public high schools	66.5%		61.2	139^th of 329 public high schools	57.8%	29	70.9			87.2	50.0				96.1	70.6				96.1								91.0	63.5	84.2	73.3											51.9	89.6	78.3	96.0			36.6	90.0	81.9							$10,203	$600	$9,603
Luther W. Machen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Sacramento Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-2900	430	31	13.8	95.1%	45 (10.5%)	303 (70.5%)	32 (7.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	41.6	704^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.6%		42.1	702^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	37.0%	2																69.5	75.0	56.4								62.5				64.2	62.3	70.2																		72.7	$10,053	$1,582	$8,471
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
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
Phoebus High	Public	9-12	100 Ireland St	Hampton	23663	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 727-1000	1,391	86	16.0	93.7%	226 (16.2%)	901 (64.8%)	106 (7.6%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	134 (9.6%)	71	84^th of 328 public high schools	74.4%		57.9	156^th of 329 public high schools	52.6%	72	91.4			100.0					88.8	60.9	81.0	94.4		92.9	81.3							95.1	78.6	78.7	85.4											74.3	90.3	91.7	98.1			56.7	81.1	65.0	62.1			46.8			$10,544	$588	$9,956
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
Thomas Eaton Middle	Public	6-8	2108 Cunningham Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4540	581	46	12.5	94.3%	111 (19.1%)	381 (65.6%)	34 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	51	217^th of 419 public middle schools	48.2%		64.6	150^th of 417 public middle schools	64.0%	67			100.0				100.0	97.6											63.5	24.4	51.1						71.2						68.0	72.4	70.6														77.9		$10,906	$621	$10,285
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	113 Wellington Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4641	343	24	14.2	95.6%	70 (20.4%)	197 (57.4%)	24 (7.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.1%)	90.3	45^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%		88.6	61^st of 1114 public elementary schools	94.5%	16																88.9	91.2	88.9								91.7				88.9	100.0	94.4																		91.2	$10,164	$587	$9,577
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
Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1819 Nickerson Blvd	Hampton	23663	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 850-7900	613	44	13.8	94.3%	232 (37.8%)	258 (42.1%)	48 (7.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.3%)	82.7	34^th of 419 public middle schools	91.9%		79.2	62^nd of 417 public middle schools	85.1%	28			97.0				100.0	98.3											83.6								90.6						85.1	88.6	90.1														91.7		$10,916	$450	$10,466
Hunter B. Andrews	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 Victoria Boulevard	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 268-3333	1,081	75	14.4	84.6%	213 (19.7%)	697 (64.5%)	39 (3.6%)	18 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	111 (10.3%)	33.9	787^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.1%		38	749^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.8%	38			100.0				100.0	100.0								66.7	58.6	52.8	62.8	55.1	68.3					70.8	68.2	100.0		63.0	64.1	68.1	69.7	77.2	75.6														72.7	42.2	$8,626	$1,099	$7,526
George P. Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 Big Bethel Road	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 268-3500	1,438	151	9.5	87.1%	284 (19.7%)	819 (57.0%)	113 (7.9%)	42 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	169 (11.8%)	69.8	357^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.8%		70.4	347^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.9%	10			100.0				100.0	96.1								77.9	80.0	77.1	88.4	66.7	70.2					75.4	84.3			73.2	81.6	75.0	83.5	78.4	77.7														89.8	80.0	$7,917	$437	$7,480

Cities Near Hampton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport News	0.65 mi	49	328^th
Langley AFB	5.23 mi	1	15^th
Yorktown	6.04 mi	12	61^st
Poquoson	8.21 mi	4	33^rd
Carrollton	8.63 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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