📍 6627 River Rd, South Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, 23803
Matoaca Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Chesterfield, Chesterfield County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matoaca Elementary enrolls 619 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 34% Black or African American and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 210 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 619 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 500 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matoaca Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-40, state senate district 16, state house district 63.
Matoaca Elementary is one of 73 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools, based in Chesterfield, Virginia. The district serves 64,194 students district-wide and employs 4,523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Matoaca Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 879 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large