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Hampton High

Q: Is Hampton High a good school?

Hampton High ranks 203 rd of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hampton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,301 students attended Hampton High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hampton High?

Students at Hampton High are 75% African American, 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Hampton High?

Hampton High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : A.W.E. Bassette Elementary Elementary : Aberdeen Elementary Elementary : Hunter B. Andrews Elementary : Paul Burbank Elementary Middle : C. Alton Lindsay Middle

Public Grades 9-12

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 39% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Hampton High is a large comprehensive high school in Hampton, Virginia, serving about 1,300 students in grades 9–12 as part of Hampton City Public Schools. With 92.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high-poverty community. Its current SchoolDigger rank is 203rd out of 331 Virginia high schools (2 stars), placing it behind Phoebus High, Bethel High, and Kecoughtan High. The long-term trend is encouraging: the school has climbed from the bottom of state rankings a decade ago to a mid-pack position.

Where Hampton High truly excels is in outcomes that don't show up in its test-based ranking. The graduation rate is 98.5%, the dropout rate is just 0.3% (state average is 5.0%), and chronic absenteeism has fallen from 25.7% to 7.4% — the lowest among all nearby high schools, including Phoebus, Bethel, Kecoughtan, Menchville High, Tabb High, and Warwick High. Math is a genuine strength: Algebra I proficiency reaches 94.3% in 9th grade. Tenth-grade reading also stands out, with 86.3% proficiency — the highest among the four Hampton city high schools.

The main weaknesses are writing, biology, and world history, where proficiency trails both the state and same-district peers — only 57.1% of 10th graders are proficient in biology. The school spends more per student than several neighboring high schools, but that has not yet translated into a higher ranking. Overall, Hampton High's strongest signals — graduation, attendance, and reading — are better than its ranking suggests. If it can raise writing and science scores, it has a credible path back into the upper half of Virginia high schools.

1,301

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,198

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1491 W Queen St
Hampton, VA 23669

(757) 825-4430

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Hampton High:

Elementary:	A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
	Aberdeen Elementary
	Hunter B. Andrews
	Paul Burbank Elementary
Middle:	C. Alton Lindsay Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

White:

8.6%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (94%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!World History I scores 15 pts below the Virginia average

!Near the bottom of Hampton City Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg79%

Virginia avg77%

203^rd of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Hampton City Public Schools

50^th of 131Hampton 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
2026	49.1	203 of 331	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.7	117 of 328	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	166 of 329	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	205 of 326	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	262 of 325	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	265 of 327	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	245 of 327	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	308 of 326	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	304 of 324	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	317 of 321	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	309 of 322	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	291 of 317	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	262 of 313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	292 of 316	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	271 of 313	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	281 of 314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	286 of 308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	105 of 242	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	40 of 245	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	75 of 249	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	100 of 240	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	84 of 252	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	121 of 253	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	210 of 322	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.6	133 of 321	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	198 of 322	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	98 of 242	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	120 of 236	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	61 of 233	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	73 of 232	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	138 of 321	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	66 of 324	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	108 of 320	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	197 of 325	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	129 of 322	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	173 of 322	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	207 of 321	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	40 of 105	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	65 of 92	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	20 of 92	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	109 of 198	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	228 of 312	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.6	178 of 313	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	226 of 314	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	157 of 315	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)67th percentile+28 vs school

Military Connected (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II100%+12 vs state

Geometry92%+13 vs state

Algebra I92%+13 vs state

English Reading82%-3 vs state

Biology73%-4 vs state

Geography64%-6 vs state

Writing63%-12 vs state

World History I55%-15 vs state

VA and US History54%+16 vs state

World History II41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)					SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Algebra II (2026)					SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)							SOL Geography (2026)				SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th 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 Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th 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 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	49.1	203^rd of 331 public high schools	38.7%		64.7	117^th of 328 public high schools	64.3%	86	< 50%	65.3	58.8	402.0		91.8	383.0					94.3	87.1	90.0	69.2		100.0	≥ 50%	408.0	401.0					≥ 50%	82.5	57.1	72.9	92.3			≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%				< 50%	86.3	81.2	85.7	83.8	49.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	60.6	50.0	58.3	55.3	396.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	354.0	40.9	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		$13,198	$504	$12,694
Heritage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6100	1,106	79	14.0	95.0%	56 (5.1%)	827 (74.8%)	160 (14.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.2%)	16	318^th of 331 public high schools	3.9%		11.4	324^th of 328 public high schools	1.2%	6			< 50%			406.0	390.0			≥ 50%		40.9	66.7	≥ 50%	75.0		88.5	55.0	50.0	< 50%					< 50%	73.5	46.0	53.5	77.4		< 50%	401.0	390.0	≥ 50%				< 50%	57.1	76.9	67.9	84.6	403.0	416.0	< 50%		< 50%	360.0	53.6	374.0		≥ 50%	≥ 50%		404.0				$12,626	$355	$12,271
Achievable Dream Middle/High	Public, Magnet	6-12	5720 Marshall Ave.	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 283-7820	498	50	9.9	—	11 (2.2%)	417 (83.7%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	66.9	107^th of 331 public high schools	67.7%		47.7	212^th of 328 public high schools	35.4%	105					81.8	75.0	< 50%		< 50%	100.0	100.0	66.7			≥ 50%		100.0	406.0			67.1	18.5	45.7			100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	62.4					61.2	72.1	60.0		≥ 50%	94.2	≥ 50%	93.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%														60.0	$13,102	$00	$13,102
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%)	65.7	111^th of 331 public high schools	66.5%		67.3	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%	5	≥ 50%	83.9	386.0	≥ 50%		90.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				95.4	90.0	92.3	424.0		100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							90.0	74.4	88.7	93.6				≥ 50%					385.0	56.3	87.6	100.0	67.6	40.9	≥ 50%		< 50%	387.0	42.9	90.0	81.6	402.0	91.3	100.0				≥ 50%		$11,896	$467	$11,428
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%)	67.8	100^th of 331 public high schools	69.8%		71	84^th of 328 public high schools	74.4%	16		88.0		≥ 50%		97.9		< 50%	≥ 50%			88.0	69.0	66.7	91.7		100.0	84.6	69.2	406.0						98.2	75.0	77.8	83.9				≥ 50%	< 50%				< 50%	81.8	91.8	81.4	85.5	≥ 50%				421.0	43.1	73.7	64.6	84.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	38.5	384.0	≥ 50%		$12,302	$497	$11,804
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%)	59.2	150^th of 331 public high schools	54.7%		66.3	110^th of 328 public high schools	66.5%	40	19.4	75.2	78.6	81.3		77.0	52.9	≥ 50%	< 50%			76.5	63.6	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		97.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%						91.2	64.1	82.1	92.9									≥ 50%	61.1	87.5	97.2	100.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%	407.0	46.2	70.0	76.1	389.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	447.0	53.7	< 50%			$11,747	$490	$11,258
Warwick High	Public	9-12	51 Copeland Lane	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4700	1,622	110	14.7	93.4%	319 (19.7%)	892 (55.0%)	267 (16.5%)	22 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (7.0%)	26.1	300^th of 331 public high schools	9.4%		26.8	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%	3				≥ 50%		78.1	381.0	< 50%				69.8	73.7	92.9	410.0	≥ 50%	91.8	66.7	399.0							72.9	39.8	55.3	79.0		≥ 50%	53.3	56.3	394.0					60.0	80.5	73.5	87.5	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			340.0	62.5	393.0		≥ 50%		78.3	432.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		$10,622	$187	$10,436
Poquoson High	Public	9-12	51 Odd Rd	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-7123	647	53	12.3	20.1%	571 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	80	25^th of 331 public high schools	92.4%		79.5	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%	1		≥ 50%	87.9	≥ 50%		96.2	390.0					100.0	70.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		100.0								< 50%	100.0	88.3	83.3	≥ 50%			< 50%	< 50%						≥ 50%	93.6	423.0						< 50%	373.0	394.0	89.9	366.0	< 50%			25.0				$10,413	$369	$10,044
Tabb High	Public	9-12	4431 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 867-7400	1,153	75	15.3	21.8%	629 (54.6%)	154 (13.4%)	135 (11.7%)	99 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (11.1%)	77.3	40^th of 331 public high schools	87.9%		77.2	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%			< 50%	86.5	71.4		96.9	58.8	< 50%	< 50%			94.4	394.0	57.1	≥ 50%		100.0	≥ 50%	431.0					418.0	395.0	96.2	74.4	385.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	72.7	385.0	≥ 50%					< 50%	94.2	369.0	92.2	≥ 50%					16.7		92.5	≥ 50%	< 50%		< 50%	64.7	426.0			$9,609	$424	$9,185
Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,707	126	13.6	95.7%	534 (31.3%)	650 (38.1%)	365 (21.4%)	43 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	37.5	257^th of 331 public high schools	22.4%		39.3	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%	7						69.8	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%		≥ 50%	76.0	90.9	414.0	91.7		95.7	56.5	63.6	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	≥ 50%	88.8	60.2	55.8	73.8		< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%					50.0	81.9	60.0	100.0		≥ 50%	≥ 50%			< 50%	400.0	411.0	< 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%				$10,511	$379	$10,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton High

What schools feed into Hampton High?

Hampton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
Elementary : Aberdeen Elementary
Elementary : Hunter B. Andrews
Elementary : Paul Burbank Elementary
Middle : C. Alton Lindsay Middle

What district is Hampton High in?

Hampton City Public Schools

Is Hampton High a good school?

Hampton High ranks 203^rd of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hampton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,301 students attended Hampton High.

What is the racial makeup of Hampton High?

Students at Hampton High are 75% African American, 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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