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Best Elementary Schools in Hampton, VA

At a glance

Schools

9,839

Students

5-star school

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

3★

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Summary:

The city of Hampton, Virginia is home to 21 elementary schools that are part of the Hampton City Public Schools district. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are situated in a diverse urban area. The district is ranked 52 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout elementary schools in Hampton are Mary W. Jackson Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top in Virginia with a 5-star rating and exceptional test scores. Armstrong Elementary and George P. Phenix Elementary also perform well, ranking in the top 20% and top third of Virginia elementary schools, respectively. These high-achieving schools demonstrate the potential for excellence within the district.

However, the data also reveals areas for improvement across the district. The chronic absenteeism rate is 15.7% district-wide, suggesting a need for targeted attendance-improvement strategies. Additionally, the majority of schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. While per-student spending varies, it does not appear to directly correlate with student performance, underscoring the importance of factors beyond funding, such as instructional quality and resource allocation, in driving academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th 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 Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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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