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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 23669

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Schools

2,433

Students

Top rankedSamuel P. Langley Elementary210^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Albert W. Patrick III Elementary up 173 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Captain John Smith Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 23669 in Hampton, Virginia, is served by six elementary schools within Hampton City Public Schools—a district ranked 50th out of 131 in Virginia—that together enroll 2,433 students in grades PK–5. The schools are Phillips Elementary, Samuel P. Langley Elementary, Mary S. Peake Elementary, Barron Elementary, Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, and Captain John Smith Elementary, with enrollments ranging from 374 to 435 students. All six schools serve very high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates between 89.7% and 93.3%.

The clear academic leader is Samuel P. Langley Elementary, which ranks 210th in Virginia (81st percentile, 4 stars) with an 85.5% average SOL proficiency—the highest in the group. Langley has improved its state rank for three straight years despite having the lowest per-student spending ($9,153). Barron Elementary is the second-strongest performer at the 74th percentile, with an 81.9% average proficiency that rose 3.2 points year over year. Albert W. Patrick III Elementary is the most improved, jumping from a bottom-quartile 1-star school in 2023–24 to a 3-star, above-median ranking in 2025–26, with a +5.8-point gain in average proficiency. At the other end, Captain John Smith Elementary is the most challenged, ranking 945th (15th percentile) with just 56.9% average proficiency.

Notably, resources do not align with outcomes in this zip code. Captain John Smith Elementary has the highest spending ($11,404 per student), the smallest classes (12.8 students per teacher), and the lowest chronic absenteeism (3.5%), yet still has the lowest test scores. Samuel P. Langley Elementary, meanwhile, has the lowest spending and the highest chronic absenteeism among the six (9.0%), yet outperforms every other school. Across all six schools, math proficiency is generally stronger than reading, and 4th grade Virginia Studies is a consistent weak spot—especially at Mary S. Peake Elementary (38.46%), Captain John Smith Elementary (43.66%), and Albert W. Patrick III Elementary (47.92%). Overall zip-code proficiency inched up from 71.6% to 72.2%, driven by gains at Langley, Barron, and Patrick, while Phillips Elementary and Mary S. Peake Elementary have slipped and are most in need of targeted support.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 23669

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hampton	0.53 mi	37	184^th
Newport News	5.14 mi	49	328^th
Langley AFB	6.01 mi	1	15^th
Poquoson	6.26 mi	4	33^rd
Norfolk	7.11 mi	59	320^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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