George P. Phenix PreK-8 School, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Schools
Grades served: PK-8
School type: Public
Principal: Ms. Robin L. Hunt-Crenshaw
Established: 1931
Mascot & colors: Panthers
Enrollment: 1,438 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 150.5 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180002816

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

79%

Mathematics

83%

Science

81%

History & Social Sci.

85%

Attendance

2024-2025

8.4% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 268-3500
Office 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)

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
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, enrollment2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
George P. Phenix PK-8 School (official Hampton City Schools site) — Office/school hours, mascot (Panthers), grades served, official website URL2026 link ↗
Wikipedia - George Perley Phenix — Namesake biography (4th principal/1st president of Hampton Institute)n/a link ↗
Wikipedia - Phenix High School — History of the 1931 Phenix Training/High School and its Hampton Institute affiliationn/a link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD enrollment/staffing and Virginia School Quality Profile SOL/demographics/attendance); accreditation status SY 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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