📍 6001 Hickory Road, Matoaca, Chesterfield County, 23803
Matoaca Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Matoaca, Chesterfield County. The school has 865 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matoaca Middle enrolls 865 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 38% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 417 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 332 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
390 of the school's 865 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matoaca Middle 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 Middle 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 865 students, Matoaca Middle is close to the district average of about 879 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe