Hugo A. Owens Middle School, Chesapeake, VA: Phone & Scores

Hugo A. Owens Middle School phone & website

Phone: (757) 558-5382
Principal: Derrell Joppy
Address: 1997 Horseback Run, Chesapeake, VA 23323

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

8.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 81.0% across all subjects — 78th percentile statewide.

7.6 · Academic progress

86% of students showed growth in reading and 82% in math — 74th percentile.

8.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.7% — better attendance than 80% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 7.9 for 2025–26, compared with 7.8 for 2024–25 — up 0.1.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Geometry

100%state 82%

Algebra I

99%state 86%

Civics & Econ

81%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

78%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

72%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

73%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

80%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

83%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

81%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

86%state 74%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Hugo A. Owens Middle School & its school zone

A public middle school in Chesapeake Public Schools, Hugo A. Owens Middle School anchors its attendance zone in Chesapeake, VA 23323. Buyers searching homes for sale near Hugo A. Owens Middle School are shopping this Chesapeake school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Chesapeake middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 7.9/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 7.8 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 81.0%, with standout results in Geometry (100% vs an 82% state average) and Grade 8 Mathematics (80% vs a 62% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 86% of students showed growth in English reading and 82% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Hugo A. Owens Middle School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Chesapeake Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Regular public school
Enrollment: 1,290 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 98.9 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081001672

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

83%

Mathematics

80%

Science

78%

History & Social Sci.

81%

Attendance

2025-2026

Consistent attenders

92.3%

7.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hugo A. Owens Middle School

Hugo A. Owens Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Deep Creek area of Chesapeake, Virginia, as part of Chesapeake City Public Schools. It is located at 1997 Horseback Run and enrolls roughly 1,290 students.

The school is named for Dr. Hugo Armstrong Owens Sr. (1916-2008), a dentist and civil rights leader who helped lead the desegregation of Portsmouth and, in 1970, became one of the first African Americans elected to the Chesapeake City Council, later serving as vice mayor. Old Dominion University's African American Cultural Center is also named in his honor.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and by-grade (2024-25), teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch counts, school type2024-25 school membership; CCD 2022-23
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Hugo A. Owens Middle ↗ — Accreditation status (2025-26), SOL pass rates by subject 2022-23 through 2024-25, demographics (econ disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, principal name, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Hugo Owens Middle (official site) ↗ — Official website, school identity2026
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Dr. Hugo A. Owens Sr. namesake page ↗ — School namesake biography referencecurrent
PubMed - Hugo A. Owens: dentist, civil rights leader, politician ↗ — Biographical detail on namesake Dr. Hugo A. Owensbiography

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Hugo A. Owens Middle School