Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000735
Captain John Smith Elementary
379 Woodland Rd, Hampton, VA 23669 · (757) 850-5088 · Hampton city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
349 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Captain John Smith Elementary
Captain John Smith Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain John Smith Elementary this school | 374 | 93.3% | 59.6% |
| Perrymont Elementary Lynchburg | 377 | 93.4% | 43.8% |
| Chase City Elementary Chase City | 396 | 94.9% | 58.1% |
| Linkhorne Elementary Lynchburg | 378 | 97.1% | 41.1% |
| Albert W. Patrick III Elementary Hampton | 394 | 92.4% | 62.9% |
| Mary W. Jackson Elementary Hampton | 343 | 95.6% | 90.6% |
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 Captain John Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hampton city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #845 of 1,101 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #833 of 1,111 ▼ 77 | #20 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #922 of 1,111 ▲ 44 | #20 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #870 of 1,176 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #322 of 1,105 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #515 of 1,106 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #277 of 1,157 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #333 of 759 | #3 of 12 |
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
374
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 93% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 91% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 82% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 87% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 66% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 65% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 48% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Captain John Smith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (433 to 374); teachers up 12% (26 to 29).
About Captain John Smith Elementary
Captain John Smith Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Hampton, Virginia. The school has 374 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Captain John Smith Elementary reports to Hampton City Public Schools, which has 30 schools and 19,472 students.
More than half of enrollment at Captain John Smith Elementary is Black: 55%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 11% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Teacher count: 29 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. The figure for public schools in Hampton city is close, at 90%.
Captain John Smith Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Captain John Smith Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.6%, compared with a predicted 62.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Hampton city. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,621, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,472, Captain John Smith Elementary among them.
Benjamin Syms Middle is about 0.7 miles from Captain John Smith Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Captain John Smith Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Captain John Smith Elementary ranks 9th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 370 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 374. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 12.9:1.
Captain John Smith Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Middle0.7 mi · 850
- Mary T. Christian Elementary0.7 mi · 313
- Kecoughtan High0.7 mi · 1,553
- Phoebus High0.9 mi · 1,391
- Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle0.9 mi · 613
- Barron Elementary1.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Captain John Smith ElementaryHow large is Captain John Smith Elementary?
Captain John Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Captain John Smith Elementary serve?
Captain John Smith Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Captain John Smith Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Captain John Smith Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Captain John Smith Elementary?
At Captain John Smith Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Captain John Smith Elementary in?
Captain John Smith Elementary is part of Hampton City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.