Moton Early Childhood Center

Moton Early Childhood Center, a cozy elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, run under Hampton City Public Schools, works with 226 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Moton Early Childhood Center sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Moton Early Childhood Center logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 20% White, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, Moton Early Childhood Center records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hampton city (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hampton city shows median household income runs about $69,621, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hampton city runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students), of which Moton Early Childhood Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jane H. Bryan Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Moton Early Childhood Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Moton Early Childhood Center's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 226). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 66% to 58%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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