George P. Phenix PreK-8 School, Hampton, VA: Phone & Mascot

George P. Phenix PreK-8 School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 268-3500
Hours: Office hours 7:00 AM–3:00 PM (M–F); student hours 7:30 AM–2:19 PM (building open for students 6:50 AM)
Mascot: Panthers
Principal: Ms. Robin L. Hunt-Crenshaw
Address: 1061 Big Bethel Rd, Hampton, VA 23666

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.

7.7 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 82.0% across all subjects — 74th percentile statewide.

6.9 · Academic progress

85% of students showed growth in reading and 87% in math — 65th percentile.

8.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 5.2% — better attendance than 83% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 7.6 for 2025–26, compared with 6.3 for 2024–25 — up 1.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

85%state 69%

Virginia Studies

83%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

75%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

81%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

82%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

74%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

80%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

83%state 73%

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

George P. Phenix PreK-8 School & its school zone

George P Phenix Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hampton, VA 23666, part of Hampton Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near George P Phenix Elementary School are typically shopping the George P. Phenix zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Hampton elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 7.6/10 — above 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 6.3 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 82.0%, with standout results in Grade 5 Science (85% vs a 69% state average) and Virginia Studies (83% vs a 71% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 85% of students showed growth in English reading and 87% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Hampton school zones, homes zoned to George P Phenix Elementary School sit in the George P. Phenix attendance area — use the listings on this page to see every active REIN MLS home in the zone. 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 Schools
Grades served: PK-8
School type: Public
Established: 1931
Enrollment: 1,467 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 150.5 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180002816

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

79%

Mathematics

83%

Science

84%

History & Social Sci.

86%

Attendance

2025-2026

5.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About George P. Phenix PreK-8 School

George P. Phenix PreK-8 School is a public school in the Hampton City Schools division, located at 1061 Big Bethel Road in a suburban residential section of Hampton, Virginia. It serves students in prekindergarten through eighth grade, and its athletic teams are known as the Panthers. The school carries the name of George Perley Phenix (1864-1930), a Maine-born educator who served as the fourth principal and first president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University).

The Phenix name traces to the George P. Phenix Training School, which opened in 1931 as a teaching-laboratory school affiliated with Hampton Institute, where college students completed their student teaching. The earlier segregated Phenix High School operated until 1968; the original building survives on the Hampton University campus as Phenix Hall. The present PreK-8 school continues the Phenix name at its Big Bethel Road campus, several miles from the university.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Search for Public Schools ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, school type, locale, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, race/ethnicity2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - George P. Phenix Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), economically disadvantaged %, English learners %, students with disabilities %, chronic absenteeism %, principal, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
George P. Phenix PK-8 School (official Hampton City Schools site) ↗ — Office/school hours, mascot (Panthers), grades served, official website URL2026
Wikipedia - George Perley Phenix ↗ — Namesake biography (4th principal/1st president of Hampton Institute)n/a
Wikipedia - Phenix High School ↗ — History of the 1931 Phenix Training/High School and its Hampton Institute affiliationn/a

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.

George P. Phenix PreK-8 School