Cesar Tarrant Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hampton, Virginia
Cesar Tarrant Middle in Hampton, Virginia enrolled 737 students in 2024-25 with 44.3 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
676 students in 2022-23, 695 students in 2023-24, 737 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.5 to 44.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 676 | 47.5 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 44.7 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 737 | 44.3 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Virginia middle schools
Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 302 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cesar Tarrant Middle enrolled 603 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 302 of the 603 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.2% of students were Black, 14.9% White, 9.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black66.2%
- White14.9%
- Two or more races9.5%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Asian1.9%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Cesar Tarrant Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 64% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Hampton
5 public middle schools in Hampton report 2024-25 enrollment; Cesar Tarrant Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Syms Middle | 850 | 15.0 | 72.4% |
| Cesar Tarrant Middle | 737 | 16.6 | 82.8% |
| Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle | 613 | 13.8 | 94.3% |
| C. Alton Lindsay Middle | 612 | 13.5 | 80.1% |
| Thomas Eaton Middle | 581 | 12.5 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cesar Tarrant Middle
- Crittenden MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 781 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Thomas Eaton MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 581 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Cesar Tarrant Middle with Crittenden MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hampton City Public Schools spends per student$15,034 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,034
- The largest public schools in VirginiaCesar Tarrant Middle is the number 170 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#170 of 337
- Virginia schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cesar Tarrant Middle
How many students attend Cesar Tarrant Middle?
737 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 676 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hampton, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Tarrant Middle?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cesar Tarrant Middle a Title I school?
Cesar Tarrant Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cesar Tarrant Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Cesar Tarrant Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cesar Tarrant Middle in?
Hampton City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510180000744 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.