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What's the most underrated thing about HAMPTON HIGH that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,301
High
DISTRICT 1,504 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000742
Hampton High
1491 W Queen St, Hampton, VA 23669 · (757) 825-4430 · Hampton city
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,199 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 390 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 292 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 334 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 285 | 22% |
Student demographics
41%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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Hampton High
Hampton High's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton High this school | 1,301 | 92.2% | 78.6% |
| George Washington High Danville | 1,248 | 93.8% | 53.4% |
| Varina High Richmond | 1,420 | 86.3% | 62.6% |
| Booker T Washington High Norfolk | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Petersburg High Petersburg | 1,215 | 88.1% | 58.0% |
| Phoebus High Hampton | 1,391 | 93.7% | 79.0% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 Hampton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #110 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #69 of 316 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #121 of 316 ▲ 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,301 | #135 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #167 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #227 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #74 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #53 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,301
-108 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,517
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 1,301 | 91.3 | 14.2:1 | 92% (1,199) |
| 2023-24 | 1,240 | 95.9 | 12.9:1 | 90% (1,116) |
| 2022-23 | 1,359 | 97.8 | 13.9:1 | 86% (1,168) |
| 2020-21 | 1,409 | 105 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,501 | 106.4 | 14.1:1 | 61% (911) |
| 2015-16 | 1,526 | 108 | 14.1:1 | 54% (824) |
| 2010-11 | 1,723 | 92 | 18.7:1 | 48% (832) |
| 2000-01 | 1,548 | 105 | 14.7:1 | 33% (512) |
| 1990-91 | 1,517 | 102 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,501 to 1,301); teachers down 14% (106.4 to 91.3).
About Hampton High
Hampton High is a medium-sized high school in Hampton, Virginia, under Hampton City Public Schools. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,301 students.
Hampton High falls under Hampton City Public Schools, which has 30 schools enrolling 19,472 students.
Black students are the majority at Hampton High, with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 9% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 49%. Hampton High's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 91.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.2:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia fairly closely. Hampton High reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Hampton city.
Hampton High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Virginia are predicted to post 63.0%, so the school is 15.6 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census estimates describe Hampton city this way: the median household income is $69,621, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Hampton High, Hampton city has 35 other public schools.
The school nearest to Hampton High is A.W.E. Bassette Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Hampton High ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Hampton High's enrollment declined 8%, to 1,301.
Conversations here can range across 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
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
- Benjamin Syms MiddleMiddle · 850 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
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
- Benjamin Syms MiddleMiddle · 850 students
Other Hampton High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hampton High. Hampton High is the largest of the 6.
- Hampton High SchoolHampton, GA · 1,165 students
- Hampton High SchoolAllison Park, PA · 865 students
- Hampton High SchoolElizabethton, TN · 368 students
- HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLHAMPTON, AR · 223 students
- HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLHAMPTON, NE · 71 students
Nearby schools
- A.W.E. Bassette Elementary0.6 mi · 486
- C. Alton Lindsay Middle1.0 mi · 612
- Hunter B. Andrews1.2 mi · 1,081
- Armstrong Elementary1.4 mi · 288
- Aberdeen Elementary1.4 mi · 482
- Thomas Eaton Middle1.7 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Hampton HighHow large is Hampton High?
Hampton High enrolls approximately 1,301 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hampton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hampton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hampton High have?
Hampton High employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hampton High?
Student demographics at Hampton High are roughly 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hampton High in?
Hampton High is part of Hampton City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.