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Mary S. Peake Elementary School

Formerly John Tyler Elementary School

57 Salina St, Hampton, VA 23669 · Home of the Mighty Oaks

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
4.7/10
Around state average
Last year · 2024–25
3.9/10
Below state average
▲ Up 0.8 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.

Mary S. Peake Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone
(757) 727-1075
Hours
Office 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM; student day 7:30 AM - 2:05 PM (breakfast served 7:00-7:25 AM)
Mascot
Mighty Oaks
Principal
Rodney L. Richardson
Address
57 Salina St, Hampton, VA 23669
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.

3.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 63.5% across all subjects — 26th percentile statewide.

4.8 · Academic progress

79% of students showed growth in reading and 81% in math — 43th percentile.

7.7 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 6.3% — better attendance than 74% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 4.7 for 2025–26, compared with 3.9 for 2024–25 — up 0.8.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
79%state 69%
Virginia Studies
38%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
62%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
69%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
75%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
48%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
58%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
79%state 73%

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

Mary S. Peake Elementary School & its school zone

Mary S. Peake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hampton, VA 23669, part of Hampton Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Mary S. Peake 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 4.7/10 — 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 3.9 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 63.5%, with standout results in Grade 5 Science (79% vs a 69% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 79% of students showed growth in English reading and 81% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 6.3%, 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 Mary S. Peake 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 school (public)
Enrollment
400 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
13:1
Classroom teachers
31 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510180000746
Former name
John Tyler Elementary School

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
62%
Mathematics
69%
Science
79%
History & Social Sci.
38%

Attendance

2025-2026
Consistent attenders
93.7%

6.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Mary S. Peake Elementary School

The school at 57 Salina Street in Hampton, Virginia opened as John Tyler Elementary School, named for the tenth U.S. president and Virginia native. On May 19, 2021, the Hampton City School Board voted to rename it Mary S. Peake Elementary School, one of five Hampton schools renamed after local trailblazers following a research committee report on the origins of the schools' names. The new name honors Mary S. Peake, a 19th-century Hampton educator and humanitarian known for teaching under the Emancipation Oak. The school's 'Mighty Oaks' mascot references that same tree. Several of the school's web addresses (the 'tyl' subdomain) still reflect the former John Tyler name.

Mary S. Peake Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving grades PK through 5 within Hampton City Public Schools. NCES classifies its setting as a large suburban locale. In the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 404 students.

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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