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Mary T. Christian Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mary T. Christian Elementary is a PK–5 school in Hampton, VA, serving 313 students in a high-poverty community where 90.4% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school's most recent statewide rank is 930 out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (16th percentile, 1 star) for 2025-26, putting it near the bottom of its district — despite Hampton City Public Schools ranking solidly average-to-above-average in Virginia (50th of 131 districts, 62nd percentile, 3 stars).

What makes Mary T. Christian Elementary stand out is a paradox: it has the highest per-pupil spending among nearby elementary schools ($13,470 per student), one of the lowest student-teacher ratios (12:1), and the district's best attendance (3.5% chronic absenteeism vs. 7.5% district and 14.8% statewide) — yet its academic performance is among the lowest in the area. In 3rd grade math, just 47.6% of students passed the SOL, compared to 74.0% districtwide and statewide. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels perform far better: Armstrong Elementary (94.4% FRPL) posted 88.6% proficiency in 3rd grade math, Samuel P. Langley Elementary (92.3% FRPL) posted 93.0%, and Barron Elementary (90.9% FRPL) posted 79.3%. All three spend less per student than Mary T. Christian.

The school's ranking has also reversed a promising trend: after climbing from the 7th percentile in 2015-16 to the 41st percentile in 2022-23, it has fallen back to the 16th percentile. Subgroup results tell a similar story — students with disabilities are now at the 10th percentile, and low-income students dropped from the 71st percentile in 2023-24 to the 21st percentile in 2025-26. One bright spot is 4th grade, where math and reading scores are close to district averages, suggesting grade-level practices worth examining. Additionally, 5th grade science was once a strength (77.3% proficiency in 2022-23) but fell to 54.5% in 2025-26. The neighboring Captain John Smith Elementary shows nearly identical outcomes, suggesting a neighborhood-level challenge. For parents, the key takeaway is that Mary T. Christian has strong attendance, small classes, and solid funding — but the academic results suggest the school needs targeted instructional strategies to reverse this slide.

313

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,470

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2009 Andrews Blvd
Hampton, VA 23663

(757) 850-5092

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Students who attend Mary T. Christian Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Syms Middle
High:	Phoebus High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

White:

16.3%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2023) to 16th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg72%

Virginia avg72%

930^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 20Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	930 of 1111	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	839 of 1110	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	731 of 1114	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	655 of 1114	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	936 of 1109	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	765 of 1103	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1010 of 1105	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	988 of 1097	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	951 of 1099	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	1018 of 1096	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	1027 of 1100	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	1071 of 1110	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1086 of 1120	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.5	1114 of 1117	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	733 of 1117	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	11.6	1079 of 1113	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1040 of 1082	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	981 of 1081	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	952 of 1083	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	1000 of 1071	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	962 of 1062	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	481 of 591	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	375 of 579	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	285 of 588	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	177 of 579	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	380 of 420	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	287 of 355	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	878 of 1100	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	897 of 1096	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	690 of 1098	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	602 of 1100	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	820 of 1040	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	581 of 1046	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.1	300 of 1036	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	957 of 1099	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	777 of 1093	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	711 of 1101	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	639 of 1093	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	261 of 306	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	224 of 271	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	859 of 974	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	916 of 973	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies61%-10 vs state

English Reading58%-13 vs state

Mathematics55%-18 vs state

Science55%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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 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
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%)	21.3	930^th of 1111 public elementary schools	16.3%		29.1	839^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.4%	91	47.6	71.4	50.0	54.6	46.3	72.1	56.7	61.0	$13,470	$2,425	$11,045
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%)	19.7	945^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.9%		24.3	883^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	20.5%	62	61.9	69.9	56.3	54.1	57.1	58.9	53.4	43.7	$11,404	$2,025	$9,379
Phillips Elementary	Public	K-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%)	50.1	609^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.2%		58.9	492^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	55.7%	117	68.2	76.1	70.4	71.4	62.5	76.3	73.2	74.7	$9,611	$545	$9,066
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%)	34.8	793^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	28.6%		39.8	722^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	35.0%	71	75.0	61.1	61.7	69.4	61.2	67.9	62.9	55.6	$10,471	$2,030	$8,441
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%)	58.1	504^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.6%		43.8	677^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.0%	173	81.6	80.9	80.0	74.6	81.6	68.8	74.6	47.9	$10,389	$1,479	$8,911
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%)	74.3	287^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.8	376^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.1%	89	79.3	81.7	81.8	87.3	79.3	81.7	87.3	76.7	$9,898	$647	$9,251
Francis Asbury Elementary	Public	K-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%)	57.9	508^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.3%		51	589^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.9%	81	81.8	70.0	72.6	75.0	72.7	74.4	80.7	69.5	$9,054	$492	$8,562
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%)	79.3	210^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.1%		77.1	260^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.6%	50	93.0	85.5	88.6	94.7	74.7	82.6	83.8	81.0	$9,153	$479	$8,674
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%)	36.1	774^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.3%		42.8	688^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.0%	86	62.1	68.8	75.0	78.7	48.3	58.5	79.0	38.5	$10,159	$1,690	$8,469
Paul Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	29.8	845^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.9%		45.7	660^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%	185	64.5	53.5	72.6	65.7	59.2	65.3	68.7	48.6	$8,721	$674	$8,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary T. Christian Elementary

How many students attend Mary T. Christian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Mary T. Christian Elementary.

Is Mary T. Christian Elementary a good school?

Mary T. Christian Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mary T. Christian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary T. Christian Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Syms Middle
High : Phoebus High

What district is Mary T. Christian Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mary T. Christian Elementary?

Students at Mary T. Christian Elementary are 57% African American, 16% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

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