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Paul Burbank Elementary

Q: Is Paul Burbank Elementary a good school?

Paul Burbank Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Paul Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Paul Burbank Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paul Burbank Elementary?

Students at Paul Burbank Elementary are 67% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Paul Burbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paul Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cesar Tarrant Middle High : Hampton High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Paul Burbank Elementary is a PK–5 school in Hampton City Public Schools serving about 432 students in a predominantly economically disadvantaged area of Hampton, VA. The school's academic performance currently trails district and state averages in most subjects and grade levels. In 2025-2026, only 53.5% of 4th graders passed math and 48.6% passed Virginia Studies, compared with district averages of 74% and 68.9%. Nearby schools tell a different story — Samuel P. Langley Elementary posted 85.5% proficiency in 4th-grade math, and Barron Elementary reached 81.7%. Even William Mason Cooper Elementary, just over half a mile away, outperformed Burbank by wide margins in reading, math, and social studies.

Despite the academic challenges, Burbank has a clear bright spot: attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 21.6% in 2021-2022 to just 5.2% in 2024-2025, now well below the district average of 7.5% and the state average of 14.8%. The school also shows genuine strength in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 67th–70th percentile statewide for that group in the last two years — even as its overall rank sits near the bottom quarter. In 2024-2025, Burbank's 5th graders actually outperformed the district in math (77.1% vs. 69.1%), science (76.6% vs. 73.2%), and reading (78.1% vs. 72.2%), proving the school is capable of above-average results.

Burbank spends $8,721 per student — less than most nearby schools, several of which spend between $9,000 and $11,400 while serving similarly high-poverty populations. The school's statewide rank has see-sawed over the past decade, from the 15th percentile in 2022-2023 up to the 41st percentile in 2024-2025, then back down to the 24th percentile this year. Subgroup results are uneven: military-connected students ranked in the bottom 1% statewide in 2025-2026, a sharp decline, and male students also show persistent weakness. The school has demonstrated it can move upward, but the latest data points to a need for renewed focus on 4th-grade math and social studies, along with more consistent support across all student groups.

432

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,981

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

40 Tidemill Ln
Hampton, VA 23666

(757) 825-4642

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Students who attend Paul Burbank Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Tarrant Middle
High:	Hampton High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.9%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg72%

Virginia avg72%

845^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	845 of 1111	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	660 of 1110	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	769 of 1114	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	951 of 1114	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	778 of 1109	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	608 of 1103	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	762 of 1105	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	821 of 1097	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.5	729 of 1099	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	829 of 1096	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.1	662 of 1100	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.6	917 of 1110	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1012 of 1120	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1049 of 1117	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	1080 of 1117	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	736 of 1113	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.7	934 of 1082	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.1	599 of 1081	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.2	892 of 1083	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	1028 of 1071	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	29.6	876 of 1062	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	367 of 591	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.1	222 of 579	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	329 of 588	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	484 of 579	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	790 of 1100	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.9	610 of 1096	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	536 of 1098	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	829 of 1100	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	347 of 1040	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	314 of 1046	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	587 of 1036	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	898 of 1099	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.3	685 of 1093	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	923 of 1101	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	989 of 1093	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	162 of 192	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	876 of 974	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	802 of 973	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.2	479 of 979	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	578 of 984	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2026)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science66%-3 vs state

English Reading64%-7 vs state

Mathematics63%-10 vs state

VA Studies49%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 19, 2012

I have two children at Paul Burbank and have been fairly pleased with the teachers and staff. The school is old, but the atmosphere at the school is really great. The teachers, although dealing with large numbers of students, work very hard to give each child what they need to succeed. Parent involvement is truly critical and this school's parents are fabulous! Close Quote

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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 (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 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
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	$10,981	$1,178	$9,804
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%)	68.6	365^th of 1111 public elementary schools	67.1%		65.1	414^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.7%	49	81.7	78.6	77.1	73.8	73.8	83.9	78.7	83.9	$10,231	$303	$9,928
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%)	50.2	607^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.4%		41.6	704^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.6%	97	64.6	67.9	81.5	72.5	66.2	77.4	75.0	66.3	$12,371	$1,666	$10,705
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	$11,730	$1,442	$10,288
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	$11,192	$507	$10,686
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	$11,756	$1,540	$10,216
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%)	41.6	716^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.8	723^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.9%	7	71.1	73.3	71.3	65.2	57.8	69.7	64.0	70.8	$11,258	$1,570	$9,688
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	58.9	493^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.5	567^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.9%	74	76.3	80.0	76.9	68.2	65.4	77.9	71.2	84.5	$10,804	$1,325	$9,479
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	$10,959	$424	$10,536
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%)	41.6	717^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.3	696^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.3%	21	76.0	76.1	66.2	57.9	62.0	69.6	60.5	71.0	$10,108	$1,687	$8,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Burbank Elementary

Is Paul Burbank Elementary a good school?

Paul Burbank Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paul Burbank Elementary?

Students at Paul Burbank Elementary are 67% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Paul Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Paul Burbank Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Paul Burbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paul Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Tarrant Middle
High : Hampton High

What district is Paul Burbank Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

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