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A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School

671 Bell St, Hampton, VA 23661 · Home of the Panda (referenced as "Panda Pride" on the school website; not formally confirmed on an official page)

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
4.8/10
Around state average
Last year · 2024–25
4.5/10
Around state average
▲ Up 0.3 from 2024–25
VaHome School Score

Rating: VaHome School Score, computed from Virginia Department of Education data (2025–26) — methodology on this page. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School phone & hours

Phone
(757) 727-1071
Hours
First bell 7:20 a.m.; dismissal 2:05 p.m.
Mascot
Panda (referenced as "Panda Pride" on the school website; not formally confirmed on an official page)
Principal
Dr. Rohan Cumberbatch-Smith
Address
671 Bell St, Hampton, VA 23661
Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

4.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 67.7% across all subjects — 35th percentile statewide.

4.6 · Academic progress

75% of students showed growth in reading and 83% in math — 40th percentile.

6.6 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.6% — better attendance than 63% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 4.8 for 2025–26, compared with 4.5 for 2024–25 — up 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
58%state 69%
Virginia Studies
71%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
76%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
76%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
67%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
62%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
70%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
61%state 73%

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

A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Hampton Public Schools, A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Hampton, VA 23661. Buyers searching homes for sale near A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School are shopping this Hampton school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Hampton elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 4.8/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 4.5 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 67.7%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 75% of students showed growth in English reading and 83% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Hampton school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Hampton 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
Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served
PK-5
School type
Regular public elementary school (not charter)
Established
1895
Enrollment
507 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
16:1
Classroom teachers
31 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510180000725

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
64%
Mathematics
73%
Science
58%
History & Social Sci.
71%

Attendance

2025-2026

7.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School

A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Hampton City Public Schools division, located at 671 Bell Street in Hampton, Virginia. The school is named for Andrew William Ernest (A.W.E.) Bassette (1865-1941), a Hampton educator and lawyer who graduated from Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University), co-founded the People's Building and Loan Association, and established Bassette Academy. According to the school's own history, it was named in his honor in 1895.

The school sits in a residential section of Hampton and is classified by the National Center for Education Statistics as a large-suburban locale. In the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 486 students across pre-kindergarten through grade 5 and was staffed by 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. It was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Data sources

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.

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