Hugo A. Owens Middle School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Regular public school
Principal: Derrell Joppy
Enrollment: 1,286 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 98.9 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081001672

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

81%

Mathematics

81%

Science

77%

History & Social Sci.

80%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

90.5%

9.5% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 558-5382

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
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 name2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Hugo Owens Middle (official site) — Official website, school identity2026 link ↗
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Dr. Hugo A. Owens Sr. namesake page — School namesake biography referencecurrent link ↗
PubMed - Hugo A. Owens: dentist, civil rights leader, politician — Biographical detail on namesake Dr. Hugo A. Owensbiography link ↗

Figures reflect the NCES CCD 2024-25 membership; Virginia School Quality Profiles 2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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