Hampton High

Located at 1491 W Queen St, in Hampton, Virginia, Hampton High is a moderately sized high school that works with 1,301 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Hampton City Public Schools.

Hampton City Public Schools comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 19,472 students; Hampton High is among them.

On demographics, Hampton High shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hampton High reports 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 92% of students at Hampton High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hampton High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 78.6%, a residual of +15.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Hampton city shows the typical household earns roughly $69,621 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Hampton High is one of 36 public schools in Hampton city (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students).

The closest other public school is A.W.E. Bassette Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hampton High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 70.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hampton High has fell 13%, going from 1,501 students in 2018 to 1,301 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.