Mary W. Jackson Elementary

Located at 113 Wellington Dr, in Hampton, Virginia, Mary W. Jackson Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community that hosts 343 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Hampton City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Mary W. Jackson Elementary sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Mary W. Jackson Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Hampton City Public Schools, a district that caters to 19,472 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mary W. Jackson Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 20% White, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mary W. Jackson Elementary 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 62.1%; this one delivers 90.6%, a residual of +28.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hampton city shows median household earnings sit near $69,621, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hampton city runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students), of which Mary W. Jackson Elementary is one.

Carver Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mary W. Jackson Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 64.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Mary W. Jackson Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 343). White enrollment moved from 30% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.