George P. Phenix Elementary

Summary:

George P. Phenix Elementary is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Hampton, Virginia, part of the Hampton City Public Schools district. With a diverse student population, the school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic performance, particularly for historically underserved student groups.

George P. Phenix Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic results, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry for 7th and 8th graders, compared to 98-100% for the district and 92-99% for the state. The school ranks in the top 100 out of 588 Virginia elementary schools for African American students and top 76 out of 580 for Hispanic students, both with 4-5 star ratings. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, lower than the 14.2-17.9 range for nearby schools in the Newport News City Public Schools district.

Over the past several years, George P. Phenix Elementary has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools to the top third, with a 4-star rating in the most recent two school years. This consistent academic growth, along with the school's ability to support the success of historically underserved student groups, makes George P. Phenix Elementary a model for other schools to learn from and potentially collaborate with to improve outcomes in the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1061 Big Bethel Road
       Hampton, VA  23666


(757) 268-3500

District: Hampton City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
347th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,381 Help


Students who attend George P. Phenix Elementary usually attend:

High:    Bethel High

Student/teacher ratio:  9.4 Help
Number of students:  1,516

Racial breakdown:

African American:
55.3%
White:
19.3%
Two or more races:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.6% Help


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Compare Details George P. Phenix Elementary ranks better than 68.9% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 4th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Hampton City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details George P. Phenix Elementary ranks better than 79.6% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.8. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at George P. Phenix Elementary is $6,381, which is the lowest among 20 elementary schools in the Hampton City Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George P. Phenix Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks George P. Phenix Elementary 347th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See George P. Phenix Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks George P. Phenix Elementary 85th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See George P. Phenix Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hampton City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Hampton City Public Schools 56th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for George P. Phenix Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 41.62 769th 1117 31.2%
2012 48.06 656th 1117 41.3%
2013 52.89 561st 1120 49.9%
2014 46.72 651st 1110 41.4%
2015 54.85 567th 1100 48.5%
2016 50.32 613th 1096 44.1%
2017 51.65 596th 1099 45.8%
2018 57.00 526th 1097 52.1%
2019 58.89 503rd 1105 54.5%
2021 61.23 451st 1103 59.1%
2022 71.36 331st 1109 70.2%
2023 71.15 331st 1114 70.3%
2024 70.40 347th 1114 68.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.72 64th 245 73.9%
2024 64.14 96th 247 61.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.93 163rd 1036 84.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.92 195th 1100 82.3%
2024 78.81 198th 1098 82.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.79 279th 324 13.9%
2024 33.27 296th 355 16.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.55 81st 182 55.5%
2024 68.92 53rd 195 72.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.48 466th 1093 57.4%
2024 59.13 482nd 1101 56.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.30 83rd 579 85.7%
2024 78.54 96th 588 83.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.39 46th 564 91.8%
2024 81.90 76th 580 86.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.13 293rd 984 70.2%
2024 67.19 304th 979 68.9%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for George P. Phenix Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 65.75 91st 413 78.0%
2012 59.47 122nd 413 70.5%
2013 60.99 114th 416 72.6%
2014 52.89 183rd 416 56.0%
2015 63.52 114th 412 72.3%
2016 54.09 181st 409 55.7%
2017 59.58 138th 415 66.7%
2018 67.11 90th 413 78.2%
2019 65.00 117th 424 72.4%
2021 63.09 117th 419 72.1%
2022 73.52 70th 415 83.1%
2023 77.07 81st 422 80.8%
2024 74.80 85th 417 79.6%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.36 85th 231 63.2%
2024 76.64 33rd 237 86.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 82.68 39th 402 90.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.54 99th 411 75.9%
2024 74.68 78th 407 80.8%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.36 22nd 278 92.1%
2024 61.71 93rd 281 66.9%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.47 60th 114 47.4%
2024 77.44 12th 123 90.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.69 66th 409 83.9%
2024 73.80 87th 407 78.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.93 19th 298 93.6%
2024 85.98 23rd 299 92.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.90 24th 275 91.3%
2024 75.88 47th 272 82.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at George P. Phenix Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.07 22nd 402 94.5%
2024 63.85 133rd 396 66.4%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

George P. Phenix Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Monday, July 31, 2017

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Enrollment information for George P. Phenix Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2011 345 809 46 92 4 6 110 0 1412
2012 350 821 50 99 4 3 100 0 1427
2013 372 842 59 90 3 3 118 0 1487
2014 353 810 54 113 1 4 136 0 1471
2015 343 764 45 102 3 3 148 0 1408
2016 327 779 41 112 2 5 148 0 1414
2017 318 826 42 128 2 4 144 0 1464
2018 309 803 29 124 6 3 162 0 1436
2019 305 843 33 129 5 1 154 0 1470
2020 322 816 35 143 5 3 166 0 1490
2021 291 835 32 146 4 6 163 0 1477
2022 266 825 37 132 5 6 169 0 1440
2023 292 839 43 140 6 10 186 0 1516

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at George P. Phenix Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 1412 68.4 20.6 30
2012 1427 126.2 11.3 34.9
2013 1487 127.2 11.6 38
2014 1471 121.8 12.0 40.2
2015 1408 116.0 12.1 39.3
2016 1414 113.0 12.5 33.8
2017 1464 110.3 13.2 37
2018 1436 120.3 11.9 38.1
2019 1470 139.0 10.5 39.2
2020 1490 143.9 10.3 37
2021 1477 142.6 10.3 n/a
2022 1440 139.3 10.3 38.3
2023 1516 159.7 9.4 82.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio George P. Phenix Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 1412 68.4 20.6 30
2012 1427 126.2 11.3 34.9
2013 1487 127.2 11.6 38
2014 1471 121.8 12.0 40.2
2015 1408 116.0 12.1 39.3
2016 1414 113.0 12.5 33.8
2017 1464 110.3 13.2 37
2018 1436 120.3 11.9 38.1
2019 1470 139.0 10.5 39.2
2020 1490 143.9 10.3 37
2021 1477 142.6 10.3 n/a
2022 1440 139.3 10.3 38.3
2023 1516 159.7 9.4 82.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for George P. Phenix Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $392 (6.0%) $6,093 (94.0%) $6,485
2020 $258 (4.3%) $5,795 (95.7%) $6,053
2021 $299 (4.7%) $6,081 (95.3%) $6,381

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on George P. Phenix Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 503rd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 331st of 1114 Elementary schools
 15.8%
Ranks 117th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 81st of 422 Middle schools
 8.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)9075.6
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)7967.7
 11.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)7970.6
 8.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)6665.9
 0.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)8782.5
 4.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)8067
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)7287.3
 15.3%
   4th Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)7071.3
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)8877.1
 10.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)7966.6
 12.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (George P. Phenix Elementary)9069.9
 20.1%
   5th Grade Science (Hampton City Public Schools)7865.6
 12.4%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)8476.1
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)7368.3
 4.7%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)7585.6
 10.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)7459.8
 14.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)7375.7
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)7563.7
 11.3%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)7971.9
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)6338.6
 24.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)8880.1
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)7868.4
 9.6%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (George P. Phenix Elementary)8463.8
 20.2%
   8th Grade Writing (Hampton City Public Schools)6653.1
 12.9%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (George P. Phenix Elementary)9570.9
 24.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hampton City Public Schools)8756
 31%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (George P. Phenix Elementary)8465.3
 18.7%
   8th Grade Science (Hampton City Public Schools)7662.4
 13.6%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (George P. Phenix Elementary)8783.1
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Reading (Hampton City Public Schools)7773.4
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (George P. Phenix Elementary)100100
   End of Course Geometry (Hampton City Public Schools)8080
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (George P. Phenix Elementary)10099
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hampton City Public Schools)8688
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14701516
 3.1%
African American843839
 0.5%
American Indian56
 20%
Asian3343
 30.3%
Hispanic129140
 8.5%
Pacific Islander110
 900%
White305292
 4.3%
Two or More Races154186
 20.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.2%82.6%
 43.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about George P. Phenix Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,516 students attended George P. Phenix Elementary.

Students who attend George P. Phenix Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bethel High

George P. Phenix Elementary ranks 347th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at George P. Phenix Elementary are 55% African American, 19% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian.


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