Mary T. Christian Elementary

Mary T. Christian Elementary is an elementary school of cozy scale in Hampton, Virginia, one of the schools within Hampton City Public Schools, enrolling 313 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 37% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

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

Demographically, Mary T. Christian Elementary lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 16% White, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Mary T. Christian Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.5%, the actual is 64.1%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hampton city) logs that median household income runs about $69,621, 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), Mary T. Christian Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mary T. Christian Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 74.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mary T. Christian Elementary's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 313). Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 16%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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