Christopher C. Kraft Elementary

Christopher C. Kraft Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus in Hampton, Virginia, part of Hampton City Public Schools. The school serves 452 students in grades K through 5.

Hampton City Public Schools runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 19,472 students. Christopher C. Kraft Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hampton city indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,621 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hampton city's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students), Christopher C. Kraft Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Cesar Tarrant Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 74.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Christopher C. Kraft Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 452). The Black share of enrollment expanded from 54% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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