Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000729
Barron Elementary
45 Fox Hill Rd, Hampton, VA 23669 · (757) 850-5100 · Hampton city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
361 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
66%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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Barron Elementary
Barron Elementary's state test result (79.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Elementary this school | 397 | 90.9% | 79.1% |
| Phillips Elementary Hampton | 435 | 89.7% | 75.4% |
| Seven Pines Elementary Sandston | 399 | 90.5% | 57.3% |
| Francis Asbury Elementary Hampton | 409 | 89.5% | 71.1% |
| Richard T. Yates Elementary Newport News | 448 | 97.8% | 64.5% |
| Victoria Elementary Victoria | 400 | 93.3% | 63.6% |
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 Barron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hampton city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #329 of 1,101 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #508 of 1,111 ▼ 106 | #6 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #303 of 1,111 ▲ 90 | #3 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #826 of 1,176 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #908 of 1,105 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #364 of 1,106 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #311 of 1,157 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #187 of 324 | #3 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
397
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 91% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 89% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 87% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 21.5 | 17.4:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 43% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 24% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barron Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (375 to 397); teachers up 16% (21.5 to 25).
About Barron Elementary
Barron Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Hampton, Virginia. Enrollment stands at 397 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 20% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Hampton City Public Schools enrolls 19,472 students in 30 schools, including Barron Elementary.
About 41% of students at Barron Elementary are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 40% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Hampton city's residents are about 49% Black, 9 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Barron Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 91% of students at Barron Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 90% average for public schools in Hampton city.
Barron Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 79.1%, is 15.8 points above the 63.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Virginia schools.
In the surrounding county, Hampton city, the median household earns about $69,621 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hampton city has 36 public schools with about 19,472 students, including Barron Elementary.
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Barron Elementary is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Barron Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 362 (2020-21) to 397 (2024-25).
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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
Other Barron Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Barron Elementary. Barron Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Barron Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 368 students
- Barron Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Albert W. Patrick III Elementary0.7 mi · 394
- Benjamin Syms Middle0.7 mi · 850
- Mary S. Peake Elementary0.7 mi · 404
- Captain John Smith Elementary1.0 mi · 374
- Kecoughtan High1.3 mi · 1,553
- Samuel P. Langley Elementary1.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Barron ElementaryHow many students attend Barron Elementary?
Barron Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barron Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barron Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Barron Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Barron Elementary.
How diverse is Barron Elementary?
Barron Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 5% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Barron Elementary in?
Barron Elementary is part of Hampton City Public Schools.
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