Alfred S. Forrest Elementary Scho…, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: K-5
School type: Public elementary school
Principal: Robyn Crump
Established: 1956
Mascot & colors: Rangers
Enrollment: 499 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000727

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

62%

Mathematics

66%

Science

73%

History & Social Sci.

57%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

91.8%

About Alfred S. Forrest Elementary School

Alfred S. Forrest Elementary School opened for the 1956-1957 school year as Bethel Elementary. When Bethel High School opened in 1969, the elementary school was renamed for Alfred Sylvester Forrest, a College of William & Mary alumnus and longtime Hampton educator who served as principal of Wythe Elementary beginning in 1923 and later as the first principal of George Wythe Junior High School when it opened in 1950. Forrest, a World War I Navy veteran and former Hampton Rotary Club president, retired in the early 1960s and died on February 12, 1970.

The school sits on Todds Lane on the west side of Hampton, Virginia. According to school history, the surrounding land was known in colonial times as Gust Woods after a three-day storm in 1667 felled many trees, later Sawyer's Swamp as timber was harvested, and eventually Todds Lane after the Todd family. Today Forrest Elementary is part of Hampton City Public Schools and serves students in kindergarten through grade 5.

Contact

Phone: (757) 825-4627
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Alfred S. Forrest Elementary — NCES School ID, district (NCES ID 5101800), grades K-5, total enrollment 499, 31.0 FTE teachers, 16.1 student/teacher ratio, suburban-large locale, non-charter, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Alfred S. Forrest Elementary — Fully Accredited (SY 2025-2026), SOL pass rates (reading 62, math 66, science 73, history 57), demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged 59.1%, EL 1.6%, SWD 7.8%, consistent attenders 91.8%2024-2025 / 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary School official website — Principal Robyn Crump, phone, school hours 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, mascot Rangers2025-2026 link ↗
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary School - History page — Founding history: opened 1956-57 as Bethel Elementary, renamed 1969 for Alfred Sylvester Forrest; biography of Forrest; site/neighborhood history (Gust Woods / Todds Lane)Historical link ↗

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