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Enrollment
737
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000744
Cesar Tarrant Middle
1435 Todds Ln, Hampton, VA 23666 · (757) 825-4520 · Hampton city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
610 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Cesar Tarrant Middle
Cesar Tarrant Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tarrant Middle this school | 737 | 82.8% | 67.3% |
| C. Alton Lindsay Middle Hampton | 612 | 80.1% | 65.1% |
| Elko Middle Sandston | 695 | 89.2% | 49.8% |
| Westwood Middle Danville | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| Thomas Eaton Middle Hampton | 581 | 94.3% | 75.3% |
| John Rolfe Middle Richmond | 874 | 89.1% | 33.8% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Cesar Tarrant Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #194 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #197 of 342 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #238 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #170 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #304 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #213 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #121 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #21 of 99 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
737
+69 (+10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 737 | 44.3 | 16.6:1 | 83% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 44.7 | 15.6:1 | 80% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 47.5 | 14.2:1 | 74% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 49 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 45.5 | 13.6:1 | 73% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 54% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 71% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 1,233 | 78 | 15.8:1 | 35% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 1,074 | 63 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Tarrant Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (618 to 737); teachers down 3% (45.5 to 44.3).
About Cesar Tarrant Middle
Cesar Tarrant Middle is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Hampton, Virginia. The school serves 737 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The district for Cesar Tarrant Middle is Hampton City Public Schools, with 30 schools and 19,472 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cesar Tarrant Middle is 66% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% White, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. In Hampton city overall, about 49% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Cesar Tarrant Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Teachers at the school number 44.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.6:1. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Cesar Tarrant Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cesar Tarrant Middle, the prediction is 65.6% and the result is 67.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hampton city, median household income is about $69,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Hampton city number 36 and enroll about 19,472.
The school nearest to Cesar Tarrant Middle is Alfred S. Forrest Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cesar Tarrant Middle ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Cesar Tarrant Middle saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 16.6:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Alfred S. Forrest Elementary0.3 mi · 499
- Christopher C. Kraft Elementary0.6 mi · 452
- Bethel High0.9 mi · 1,769
- Aberdeen Elementary1.0 mi · 482
- Mary W. Jackson Elementary1.1 mi · 343
- George P. Phenix Elementary1.2 mi · 1,438
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Tarrant MiddleHow large is Cesar Tarrant Middle?
Cesar Tarrant Middle enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cesar Tarrant Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cesar Tarrant Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cesar Tarrant Middle have?
Cesar Tarrant Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cesar Tarrant Middle?
At Cesar Tarrant Middle, the student body is approximately 15% White, 7% Hispanic, 66% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Tarrant Middle?
Cesar Tarrant Middle is overseen by Hampton City Public Schools in Hampton city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.