Summary:
Zip code 23665 in Hampton, Virginia, is home to a single elementary school—Bethel Manor Elementary—which serves grades K-5 with 631 students and is situated on Langley Air Force Base as part of the highly regarded York County Public Schools district. This school stands out as a top performer in Virginia, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 98th out of 1,111 elementary schools statewide (91st percentile) for 2025-2026. Its state ranking has climbed steadily from 132nd in 2023-2024 to its current position, and administrators have overseen a jump from 4 stars to 5 stars in the latest school year.
Bethel Manor outperforms the Virginia state average on every reported SOL test in 2025-2026, often by wide margins. The strongest results came in 4th grade, with English Reading at 93.68%, VA Studies at 93.62%, and Mathematics at 91.49%. Third-grade scores are also solid but trail the district: 3rd-grade math proficiency is 84.88% (versus 88.44% districtwide) and 3rd-grade reading is 82.76% (versus 85.64%). Meanwhile, the school exceeds its district in six of eight reporting categories, with especially notable gaps in 4th-grade VA Studies, where it beats the district by nearly 9 points. These results suggest a particularly strong cohort in 4th grade, while 3rd grade may be a developmental area worth monitoring.
Beyond academics, the school benefits from excellent attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.2%—roughly half the state average of 14.8% and well below the district's 10.1%. This stability is noteworthy given that nearly 45.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch and the school serves a military-connected population that often faces high mobility and deployment-related stress. Per-student spending is $9,255, and the student-to-teacher ratio is a favorable 15.3 to 1. For parents considering this area, Bethel Manor represents a high-achieving, resilient school that delivers strong results across most subjects and grades, despite serving a diverse and economically mixed student body.
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