📍 Rt 611 347 Church Street, Mathews, Mathews County, 23109
Mathews Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mathews, Mathews County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mathews County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mathews Elementary enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.2% Black or African American and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 318 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 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.
Mathews Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 6, state house district 98.
Mathews Elementary is one of 3 schools in Mathews County Public Schools, based in Mathews, Virginia. The district serves 790 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Mathews Elementary is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant