📍 170 Fox Hill Rd, Hampton, Hampton city, 23669
Benjamin Syms Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hampton, Hampton city. The school has 897 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hampton City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Syms Middle enrolls 897 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 27% White and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 477 | 53% |
| White | 246 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
616 of the school's 897 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 616 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Syms Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-30, state senate district 2, state house district 91.
Benjamin Syms Middle is one of 33 schools in Hampton City Public Schools, based in Hampton, Virginia. The district serves 19,472 students district-wide and employs 1,472 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 897 students, Benjamin Syms Middle is larger than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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