A.W.E. Bassette Elementary School, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school (not charter)
Principal: Dr. Rohan Cumberbatch-Smith
Established: 1895
Mascot & colors: Panda (referenced as "Panda Pride" on the school website; not formally confirmed on an official page)
Enrollment: 486 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000725

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

66%

Mathematics

71%

Science

59%

History & Social Sci.

70%

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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 727-1071
Office hours: First bell 7:20 a.m.; dismissal 2:05 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES ID, address, phone, district, grades, 2024-2025 enrollment (486), FTE teachers (31.00), student/teacher ratio (15.68), locale (Suburban Large 21), school type, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - A.W.E. Bassette Elementary — Accreditation (Fully Accredited 2025-2026), SOL pass rates (2024-2025), demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, principal2024-2025 metrics / 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Bassette Elementary School - School Information (official site) — Phone, school hours (first bell 7:20, dismissal 2:05)2025-2026 link ↗
Bassette Elementary School - School History (official site) — Namesake biography (A.W.E. Bassette, 1865-1941), named in his honor 1895current link ↗
Bassette Elementary School - Faculty & Staff (official site) — Principal confirmation (Dr. Cumberbatch-Smith)2025-2026 link ↗

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