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Benjamin Syms Middle

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Regular School · Hampton, VA

Benjamin Syms Middle is a regular school school in Hampton, Virginia, serving grades 06–08 with 850 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
850
Teachers (FTE)
56.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
15:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 424 50%
White 245 29%
Two or more races 94 11%
Hispanic/Latino 73 9%
Asian 10 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 0%
Total enrollment 850 433M / 417F

English Language Learners: 11 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 62.0% +6.7pp 55.3% 540
Reading Proficiency 64.0% -6.1pp 70.1% 514
Science Proficiency 55-59% — 195

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
40 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
106
12.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 850 100%

Contact & Location

170 Fox Hill Rd

Hampton, VA 23669

Phone: (757)850-5050

District

Hampton City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,194

District enrollment: 19,796

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

510180000730

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD