Mathews Elementary

Located at 347 Church Street, in Mathews, Virginia, Mathews Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school that teaches 281 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Mathews County Public Schools. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Mathews County Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 790 students, Mathews Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mathews Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Mathews County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mathews Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 78.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mathews County put median household earnings sit near $75,880, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mathews Elementary is one of 3 public schools in Mathews County (combined enrollment of about 790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Hunter Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mathews Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 369 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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