Paul Burbank Elementary

Paul Burbank Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Hampton, Virginia, part of Hampton City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 432 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 30 schools in Hampton City Public Schools (19,472 students total), Paul Burbank Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paul Burbank Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Paul Burbank Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hampton city) shows that median household earnings sit near $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 Paul Burbank Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: William Mason Cooper Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paul Burbank Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paul Burbank Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Paul Burbank Elementary's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 432). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 21% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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