Benjamin Syms Middle

As an average-sized intermediate school in Hampton, Virginia, Benjamin Syms Middle works with 850 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Hampton City Public Schools.

Hampton City Public Schools runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 19,472 students. Benjamin Syms Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Benjamin Syms Middle reports that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. Compared to Hampton city overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Benjamin Syms Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hampton city runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Benjamin Syms Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.4%; this one delivers 68.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hampton city indicate median household income runs about $69,621, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Syms Middle is one of 36 public schools in Hampton city (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students).

Nearest neighbor: Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Syms Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benjamin Syms Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 935 students in 2018 compared to 850 in 2025.

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