Luther W. Machen Elementary School, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Ms. Mario S. Barkley
Established: 1970
Mascot & colors: Mustangs (referred to as the "STAR Mustangs")
Enrollment: 430 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000748

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

65%

Mathematics

68%

Science

63%

History & Social Sci.

73%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

94.1%

5.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Luther W. Machen Elementary School

Luther W. Machen Elementary School opened in 1970 and is part of Hampton City Public Schools in Hampton, Virginia. It is named for Luther W. Machen, an educator and administrator whose career in the Hampton schools began in 1922 as a shop teacher at the old Hampton High School; he later developed the district's Teaching Materials Bureau and supervised the construction of numerous school buildings. The school serves students in grades PK through 5 and is a Title I school.

The campus is located at 20 Sacramento Drive in the Tide Mill Farms section of Hampton, near Langley Air Force Base. In 2024-2025 it enrolled 430 students across grades K-5.

Contact

Phone: (757) 727-2900
Office hours: Office 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM; school hours 7:30 AM - 2:05 PM, Monday-Friday

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Luther W. Machen Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism, principalSOL/demographics 2024-2025; accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Machen Elementary official website (Hampton City Schools) — Principal, phone, office/school hours, mascot, founding history (1970), namesake background, neighborhood setting2026 (current) link ↗

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

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