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Best kept secret at Albert W. Patrick III Elementary?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000732
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
160 Apollo Dr, Hampton, VA 23669 · (757) 850-5096 · Hampton city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
364 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert W. Patrick III Elementary this school | 394 | 92.4% | 62.9% |
| Perrymont Elementary Lynchburg | 377 | 93.4% | 43.8% |
| Captain John Smith Elementary Hampton | 374 | 93.3% | 59.6% |
| Seven Pines Elementary Sandston | 399 | 90.5% | 57.3% |
| Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg | 443 | 92.8% | 56.3% |
| Blackstone Primary Blackstone | 371 | 99.7% | 51.8% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albert W. Patrick III Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hampton city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #770 of 1,101 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #565 of 1,111 ▲ 174 | #8 of 20 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #586 of 1,111 ▲ 174 | #10 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #831 of 1,176 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #461 of 1,105 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #392 of 1,106 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #288 of 1,157 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #244 of 324 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+55 (+16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 92% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 92% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 86% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 84% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 56% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 39% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert W. Patrick III Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (381 to 394); teachers up 21% (24 to 29).
About Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary is a small elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, one of the schools in Hampton City Public Schools. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 394 students. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Hampton City Public Schools is made up of 30 schools with 19,472 students in all.
The most common group at Albert W. Patrick III Elementary is Black students, at 50%. The school is also 26% White, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. That is close to the 49% Black share among all Hampton city residents. Albert W. Patrick III Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary operates with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Hampton city.
allk12 grades Albert W. Patrick III Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.0%.
In Hampton city (population about 137,557), the median household income is $69,621, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Albert W. Patrick III Elementary is one of 36 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Benjamin Syms Middle, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 72.1% proficiency; Albert W. Patrick III Elementary posts 62.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 55 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.9 in 2020-21.
The Albert W. Patrick III Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hampton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,557
Census ACS
Median income
$69,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
19,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampton City Public Schools
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Hampton
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Syms Middle0.5 mi · 850
- Barron Elementary0.7 mi · 397
- Samuel P. Langley Elementary0.8 mi · 429
- Kecoughtan High1.1 mi · 1,553
- Captain John Smith Elementary1.1 mi · 374
- Mary S. Peake Elementary1.1 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Albert W. Patrick III ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Albert W. Patrick III Elementary?
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Albert W. Patrick III Elementary serve?
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Albert W. Patrick III Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Albert W. Patrick III Elementary.
How diverse is Albert W. Patrick III Elementary?
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Albert W. Patrick III Elementary in?
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary is part of Hampton City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.