Schools in Hampton · Hampton City Public Schools
Hampton’s public schools beat 71% of Virginia districts
The public schools Hampton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 6 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 1 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 8% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools
45
19,472 students
The School Grade
How Hampton compares
B+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (216)Better than 75%
High confidence. Built on 6,562 tested students and a graduating class of 1,489; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Virginia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Virginia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math60%
State average 54.4%
Hampton vs. its neighbors
Hampton’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Virginia districts.
Every school in Hampton
45 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Greater Peninsula Governor's STEM Academy
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New Horizons Butler Farm Campus
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New Horizons Governor's School
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Private & other
George P. Phenix Elementary
B+1,438 students10:1Rate it →
Hunter B. Andrews
B1,081 students14:1Rate it →
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary
C499 students16:1Rate it →
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
D486 students16:1Rate it →
Aberdeen Elementary
C482 students15:1Rate it →
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary
C+452 students15:1Rate it →
Phillips Elementary
B+435 students17:1Rate it →
Paul Burbank Elementary
C+432 students14:1Rate it →
Luther W. Machen Elementary
C430 students14:1Rate it →
Samuel P. Langley Elementary
B429 students15:1Rate it →
Francis Asbury Elementary
B+409 students15:1Rate it →
Mary S. Peake Elementary
C−404 students13:1Rate it →
Barron Elementary
B+397 students16:1Rate it →
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
C+394 students14:1Rate it →
William Mason Cooper Elementary
B+386 students14:1Rate it →
Captain John Smith Elementary
C374 students13:1Rate it →
Jane H. Bryan Elementary
C367 students12:1Rate it →
Mary W. Jackson Elementary
A−343 students14:1Rate it →
Mary T. Christian Elementary
C−313 students12:1Rate it →
Armstrong Elementary
A288 students17:1Rate it →
Gloria Dei Lutheran School
316 studentsRate it →
St. Mary Star of the Sea School
174 studentsRate it →
Faith Outreach Education Center
90 studentsRate it →
First Friends Christian Academy
61 studentsRate it →
New Mount Olive Christian Daycare & Academy
7 studentsRate it →
Benjamin Syms Middle
B−850 students15:1Rate it →
Cesar Tarrant Middle
B737 students17:1Rate it →
Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle
A−613 students14:1Rate it →
C. Alton Lindsay Middle
C612 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas Eaton Middle
C+581 students13:1Rate it →
Bethel High
A−1,769 students15:1Rate it →
Kecoughtan High
A−1,553 students14:1Rate it →
Phoebus High
B1,391 students16:1Rate it →
Hampton High
B1,301 students14:1Rate it →
Moton Early Childhood Center
226 students13:1Rate it →
Alternative Learning Center
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Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy
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Hampton Public Schools Architecture & Applied Arts Governor'
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Bethel Christian School
156 studentsRate it →
Rivermont, Hampton
65 studentsRate it →
Rivermont School-Hampton East
19 studentsRate it →
Victory Baptist School
10 studentsRate it →
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Hampton
2 colleges in Hampton, and 20 more within 30 miles.
Virginia Peninsula Community College4,261 students on campus
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- $7,012
- Graduate
- 34%
- Admission
- 62%
- Net price
- $25,319
- Graduate
- 57%
Riverside College of Health CareersUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Newport News
8.8 mi267 students
Centura College-NorfolkCommunity college · For-profit · Norfolk
10.3 mi193 students
Christopher Newport UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Newport News
10.9 mi4,503 students
Old Dominion UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Norfolk
11.2 mi14,191 students
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolUniversity or college · Public · Norfolk
13 mi1,011 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Hampton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 15 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.