Armstrong Elementary School, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: KG-5
School type: Public elementary school (arts-integration magnet theme)
Principal: Dr. Tiffany Geddie-Suggs
Enrollment: 288 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 17 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000728

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

81%

Mathematics

78%

Science

79%

History & Social Sci.

88%

Attendance

2024-2025

5.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Armstrong Elementary School

Armstrong Elementary School, officially branded as Armstrong School for the Arts, is the oldest continuously operating school in Hampton City Public Schools. According to the school, it was named in honor of the Armstrong family after the land on which it stands was donated by the children of Col. William Nevins Armstrong, brother of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) founder Gen. Samuel Chapman Armstrong. The school states it is celebrating 100 years of operation; an exact founding year is not published on its official pages. On September 29, 2014, Armstrong was named a National Blue Ribbon School, one of 287 public schools nationally recognized for the 2013-2014 year.

The school operates as an arts-integration program under the tagline 'Where Academics and Arts Share Center Stage,' incorporating visual arts, music, drama, dance, and artistic writing into the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies. It sits at 3401 Matoaka Road in Hampton, in a suburban residential setting, and serves kindergarten through grade 5 for families in its Hampton attendance zone.

Contact

Phone: (757) 727-1067
Office hours: Student drop-off begins 8:30 AM; breakfast 8:30-9:00 AM; students must be picked up by 3:45 PM

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Armstrong Elementary — NCES ID (510180000728), address, phone, grades KG-5, total enrollment 288 and by-grade breakdown, 17.0 FTE teachers, 16.94 student/teacher ratio, suburban-large locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Armstrong Elementary — Principal, accreditation status (Fully Accredited 2025-2026), SOL pass rates (Reading 81, Math 78, Science 79, History/SS 88), demographics (econ disadvantaged 30.2%, EL 0.3%, SWD 13.5%, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism 5.6%2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Armstrong School for the Arts - official website (Hampton City Schools) — Official name (Armstrong School for the Arts), principal, phone/fax, office/school hours, arts-integration theme2026 link ↗
Armstrong School for the Arts - About page — Founding history (oldest continuous Hampton school, celebrating 100 years), naming after the Armstrong family / land donation, National Blue Ribbon School (Sept 29, 2014), arts-integration description2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the NCES CCD 2024-2025; VA 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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