Paul Burbank Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Hampton, Virginia

Paul Burbank Elementary in Hampton, Virginia enrolled 432 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

443 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 432 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Paul Burbank Elementary by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43202004006002022-234432023-244172024-25432
Students enrolled at Paul Burbank Elementary by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43202004006002022-234432023-244172024-25432
Students enrolled at Paul Burbank Elementary by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43202004006002022-234432023-244172024-25432
Students enrolled at Paul Burbank Elementary by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43202004006002022-234432023-244172024-25432
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344332.013.8
2023-2441727.015.4
2024-2543230.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 386 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paul Burbank Elementary enrolled 386 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 386 of the 386 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent18.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.9% of students were Black, 12.5% Hispanic, 10.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.9%
  2. Hispanic12.5%
  3. White10.0%
  4. Two or more races8.8%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Paul Burbank Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math45‑49%not published67.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Hampton

20 public elementary schools in Hampton report 2024-25 enrollment; Paul Burbank Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
George P. Phenix Elementary1,4389.687.1%
Hunter B. Andrews1,08114.484.6%
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary49916.188.8%
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary48615.792.2%
Aberdeen Elementary48214.690.2%
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary45215.192.3%
Phillips Elementary43516.789.7%
Paul Burbank Elementary43214.490.7%

All public schools in Hampton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Paul Burbank Elementary

  1. William Mason Cooper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 386 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Luther W. Machen ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 430 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Paul Burbank Elementary with William Mason Cooper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaPaul Burbank Elementary is the number 740 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#740 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.4:1
  7. 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 Paul Burbank Elementary

  1. How many students attend Paul Burbank Elementary?
    432 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 443 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hampton, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Burbank Elementary?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Paul Burbank Elementary a Title I school?
    Paul Burbank Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Paul Burbank Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Paul Burbank Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is Paul Burbank Elementary in?
    Hampton City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510180000750 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.

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