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Benjamin Syms Middle Middle School
170 Fox Hill Rd Hampton VA, 23669, Hampton City County Phone: 757-850-5050 Ranking:  (1,054 out of 1,459, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Hampton City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 68 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,026 | 1,049 | 1,121 | 1,155 | 1,027 | 1,092 | 1,185 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 313 | 30.5% | 337 | 32.1% | 356 | 31.8% | 336 | 29.1% | 341 | 33.2% | 322 | 29.5% | 377 | 31.8% |
| Grade 7: | 361 | 35.2% | 341 | 32.5% | 355 | 31.7% | 417 | 36.1% | 331 | 32.2% | 370 | 33.9% | 413 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 352 | 34.3% | 371 | 35.4% | 410 | 36.6% | 402 | 34.8% | 355 | 34.6% | 400 | 36.6% | 395 | 33.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 563 | 54.9% | 579 | 55.2% | 578 | 51.6% | 623 | 53.9% | 530 | 51.6% | 577 | 52.8% | 644 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 463 | 45.1% | 470 | 44.8% | 543 | 48.4% | 532 | 46.1% | 480 | 46.7% | 507 | 46.4% | 537 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.8% | 21 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.4% | 21 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.2% | 25 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 5.6% | 59 | 5.6% | 69 | 6.2% | 65 | 5.6% | 50 | 4.9% | 36 | 3.3% | 49 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 537 | 52.3% | 498 | 47.5% | 526 | 46.9% | 570 | 49.4% | 464 | 45.2% | 498 | 45.6% | 528 | 44.6% |
| White: | 351 | 34.2% | 416 | 39.7% | 434 | 38.7% | 429 | 37.1% | 481 | 46.8% | 531 | 48.6% | 578 | 48.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 56 | 5.5% | 52 | 5.0% | 63 | 5.6% | 64 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 542 | 52.8% | 513 | 48.9% | 510 | 45.5% | 468 | 40.5% | 344 | 33.5% | 379 | 34.7% | 362 | 30.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 9.0% | 98 | 9.3% | 115 | 10.3% | 85 | 7.4% | 80 | 7.8% | 82 | 7.5% | 68 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.01 | 13.62 | 15.43 | 23.53 | 18.31 | 19.60 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 84% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 64.4% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 32% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 77% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 74% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67.8% | 78% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.4% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 17% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 46% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 75% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 26% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 24.3% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.6% | 70.9% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68% | 81% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 50% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 68.3% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 62.3% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 93% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 93% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 73% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.1% | 77.4% | 76.2% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 79% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 79% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 66% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 74.6% | 75.7% |
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* Benjamin Syms Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.