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What's one thing Luther W. Machen Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000748
Luther W. Machen Elementary
20 Sacramento Dr, Hampton, VA 23666 · (757) 727-2900 · Hampton city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
409 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
48%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% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp 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 68 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Luther W. Machen Elementary
Luther W. Machen Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther W. Machen Elementary this school | 430 | 95.1% | 65.5% |
| Mary S. Peake Elementary Hampton | 404 | 92.3% | 67.4% |
| William Mason Cooper Elementary Hampton | 386 | 95.3% | 77.8% |
| Chimborazo Elementary Richmond | 403 | 99.5% | 54.6% |
| A.W.E. Bassette Elementary Hampton | 486 | 92.2% | 65.6% |
| Edwin A. Gibson Elementary Danville | 466 | 94.8% | 28.5% |
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 Luther W. Machen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hampton city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #716 of 1,101 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #727 of 1,111 ▼ 39 | #16 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #738 of 1,111 ▼ 54 | #15 of 20 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #748 of 1,176 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #523 of 1,105 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #801 of 1,106 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #245 of 1,157 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #294 of 324 | #7 of 9 |
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
430
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 95% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 89% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 84% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 84% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 87% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 64% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 35% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther W. Machen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (425 to 430); teachers up 35% (23 to 31).
About Luther W. Machen Elementary
Luther W. Machen Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, (ZIP code 23666). A total of 430 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Hampton City Public Schools, which runs Luther W. Machen Elementary, has 30 schools and 19,472 students.
Black students account for 70% of enrollment at Luther W. Machen Elementary. Other students are 10% White, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is higher than the 49% Black share among all Hampton city residents. Luther W. Machen Elementary has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Luther W. Machen Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.2% for Luther W. Machen Elementary. The school posts 65.5%, 3.3 points above the prediction.
Within 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%. Federal data list 36 public schools in Hampton city, with a combined enrollment of about 19,472.
The closest public school, Paul Burbank Elementary, is about 1.0 miles from Luther W. Machen Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Luther W. Machen Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Luther W. Machen Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Luther W. Machen Elementary saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Luther W. Machen Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Paul Burbank Elementary1.0 mi · 432
- William Mason Cooper Elementary1.0 mi · 386
- Thomas Eaton Middle1.2 mi · 581
- Mary S. Peake Elementary2.0 mi · 404
- Christopher C. Kraft Elementary2.1 mi · 452
- Aberdeen Elementary2.6 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Luther W. Machen ElementaryHow large is Luther W. Machen Elementary?
Luther W. Machen Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Luther W. Machen Elementary serve?
Luther W. Machen Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Luther W. Machen Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Luther W. Machen Elementary.
How diverse is Luther W. Machen Elementary?
Luther W. Machen Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Luther W. Machen Elementary?
Luther W. Machen Elementary 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.