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George P. Phenix Elementary

Q: Is George P. Phenix Elementary a good school?

George P. Phenix Elementary ranks 368 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

George P. Phenix Elementary is a large PK-8 school in Hampton, VA, serving 1,438 students as part of Hampton City Public Schools — a student body where 87% qualify for free or reduced lunch. It currently ranks 368th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (67th percentile) with a 3-star rating, placing it well above the district's overall standing. Its PK-8 structure is unique among nearby elementary schools, which mostly serve PK-5 or K-5, giving Phenix a distinct role as both an elementary and middle school.

Academically, Phenix outperforms both district and state averages in nearly every tested subject. For example, 82% of 8th graders passed math versus 47% statewide, and 83% passed reading versus 74% statewide. The school also posts perfect results in 8th-grade Algebra I and Geometry, with 96% proficiency in 7th-grade Algebra I. Its support for historically underserved students stands out: African American students rank in the 86th percentile statewide, Hispanic students in the 85th, and low-income students in the 81st — all earning 4 stars. Attendance is another strength: the chronic absenteeism rate is just 7.9%, roughly half the statewide average of 14.8% and far better than nearby Newport News schools like Joseph H. Saunders Elementary (14.7%), Carver Elementary (18.8%), and Sedgefield Elementary (16.0%).

Phenix also delivers strong results efficiently. It spends $7,917 per student — the lowest among nearby schools — while maintaining a 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than every comparison school. Schools like Alfred S. Forrest Elementary ($9,429 per pupil) and Christopher C. Kraft Elementary ($9,482) spend more yet rank lower. The school's main challenges are its performance for students with disabilities (18th percentile) and a dip in 7th-grade math (58% proficiency, though still above state averages). After a decade of improvement, Phenix's ranking has plateaued in the 67-70th percentile range since 2021-22. With its strong foundation, the school has clear potential to become a top-quartile school.

1,438

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,005

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1061 Big Bethel Road
Hampton, VA 23666

(757) 268-3500

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Students who attend George P. Phenix Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bethel High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

White:

19.7%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg73%

Virginia avg71%

Elementary school

368^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

86^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	368 of 1111	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	357 of 1110	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	347 of 1114	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	331 of 1114	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	331 of 1109	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	451 of 1103	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	503 of 1105	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	526 of 1097	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	596 of 1099	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.3	613 of 1096	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.9	567 of 1100	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	651 of 1110	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	561 of 1120	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	656 of 1117	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	769 of 1117	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	80 of 591	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	75 of 579	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	96 of 588	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	83 of 579	85.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	344 of 420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	296 of 355	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	279 of 324	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	303 of 1100	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	277 of 1096	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	198 of 1098	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	195 of 1100	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	94 of 619	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	51 of 606	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	76 of 580	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	46 of 564	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	199 of 1040	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	192 of 1046	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	163 of 1036	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	427 of 1099	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	428 of 1093	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	482 of 1101	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	466 of 1093	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	90 of 206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	78 of 192	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	53 of 195	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	81 of 182	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	140 of 306	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	101 of 271	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	96 of 247	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	64 of 245	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	307 of 974	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	375 of 973	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	304 of 979	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	293 of 984	70.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	86 of 416	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	68 of 419	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	85 of 417	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	81 of 422	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	70 of 415	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	117 of 419	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	117 of 424	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	90 of 413	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	59.6	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	181 of 409	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.5	114 of 412	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	52.9	183 of 416	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	114 of 416	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	59.5	122 of 413	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	91 of 413	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	22 of 297	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.5	23 of 297	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	23 of 299	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	19 of 298	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	93 of 281	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.4	22 of 278	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	64 of 409	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	58 of 403	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	78 of 407	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	99 of 411	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	16 of 283	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	9 of 279	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	47 of 272	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	24 of 275	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	33 of 401	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	19 of 403	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	39 of 402	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	100 of 410	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	77 of 404	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	87 of 407	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	66 of 409	83.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	19 of 125	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	37 of 130	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	12 of 123	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	52.5	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	4 of 244	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	33 of 237	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	85 of 231	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	113 of 400	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	88 of 400	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	133 of 396	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	22 of 402	94.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)86th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)56th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)18th percentile-49 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)67th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Earth Science100%+9 vs state

Algebra I99%+4 vs state

Civics and Economics90%+15 vs state

Science83%+16 vs state

VA Studies83%+12 vs state

English Reading79%+7 vs state

Mathematics77%+11 vs state

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by a student
Monday, July 31, 2017

I've been here since the school opened and it has its ups and downs like any school. But over all I can't imagine myself at any other school.😊 Close Quote

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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%)	68.4	368^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.9%		69.8	357^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.8%	11	501.0	100.0	≥ 50%	95.8	100.0	≥ 50%	74.7	80.5	82.5	74.1	57.9	82.4	85.3	80.3	100.0	74.0	79.5	82.3	75.7	80.5	83.2	89.7	82.6	$10,005	$361	$9,644
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-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%)	44.3	690^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.7	776^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.1%	86							70.1	65.5	76.0				72.3			57.1	70.2	72.3					67.9	$10,944	$1,173	$9,771
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
Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Main Street	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4792	425	27	15.7	—	75 (17.6%)	239 (56.2%)	63 (14.8%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)	5.1	1072^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	3.5%		10	1025^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.7%	47							56.0	44.3	31.5				27.0			49.3	54.6	43.8					34.7	$11,861	$1,469	$10,392
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%)	78	231^st of 1111 public elementary schools	79.2%		90.3	45^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%	186							82.9	81.1	91.2				94.1			74.4	76.3	97.1					86.5	$11,163	$345	$10,818
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6160 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4950	634	37	17.1	—	53 (8.4%)	344 (54.3%)	184 (29.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	7	1051^st of 1111 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.1	1063^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.2%	12							49.5	54.0	47.9				44.1			47.5	53.1	41.5					41.4	$11,156	$838	$10,318
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
Hilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 River Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4772	368	21	17.5	—	198 (53.8%)	98 (26.6%)	38 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	78.1	230^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.6	249^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.6%	19							84.3	83.1	84.3				84.5			87.1	78.5	84.3					83.1	$11,225	$00	$11,225
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	660	35	18.8	—	97 (14.7%)	319 (48.3%)	185 (28.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	12.2	1009^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.2	1007^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.3%	2							63.4	49.6	48.5				46.6			45.5	55.9	45.2					59.5	$9,236	$766	$8,470
Deer Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11541 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-7470	433	24	18.0	—	101 (23.3%)	232 (53.6%)	41 (9.5%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	88.7	60^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.2	46^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%	14							89.6	89.9	97.1				94.2			79.1	95.7	89.9					91.3	$10,432	$71	$10,361

Frequently Asked Questions about George P. Phenix Elementary

Is George P. Phenix Elementary a good school?

George P. Phenix Elementary ranks 368^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is George P. Phenix Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of George P. Phenix Elementary attend?

Students who attend George P. Phenix Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bethel High

How many students attend George P. Phenix Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,438 students attended George P. Phenix Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of George P. Phenix Elementary?

Students at George P. Phenix Elementary are 57% African American, 20% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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