Enrollment
333
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATHEWS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510243000993
Mathews High
9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA 23109 · (804) 725-3702 · Mathews County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
244 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 20% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mathews County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mathews High
Mathews High's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews High this school | 333 | 73.3% | 64.4% |
| Patrick Henry High Glade Spring | 390 | 74.9% | 78.3% |
| George Wythe High Wytheville | 421 | 80.8% | 80.6% |
| Luray High Luray | 452 | 81.0% | 76.8% |
| Page County High Shenandoah | 473 | 75.1% | 81.0% |
| Rye Cove High Duffield | 292 | 78.4% | 75.8% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mathews High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #258 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #286 of 316 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #214 of 316 ▼ 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #286 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #47 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #242 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #154 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #42 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
+48 (+17%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 28.5 | 11.7:1 | 73% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 29.5 | 10.1:1 | 73% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 27.8 | 11.2:1 | 72% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 29 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 32.5 | 12.2:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 17% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 27 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mathews High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (395 to 333); teachers down 12% (32.5 to 28.5).
About Mathews High
In Mathews, Virginia, part of Mathews County, Mathews High is a high school. It had 333 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 8 through 12. High schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students, which makes this school 73% below average.
The 3 schools in Mathews County Public Schools enroll 790 students altogether, Mathews High among them.
The largest group at Mathews High is White students, at 78%. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mathews High scores 37%.
Mathews High lists 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in Mathews County.
Mathews High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Virginia public high schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mathews High's results are 3.8 points below predicted: 64.4% against 68.2%.
The school's county is Mathews County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $75,880, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 3 public schools in the county, enrolling about 790, Mathews High among them.
Mathews High is about 1.1 miles from Thomas Hunter Middle, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.2% on proficiency, and Mathews High is below that at 64.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 17%, from 285 to 333. The school's ratio increased from 9.8:1 to 11.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Mathews County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,540
Census ACS
Median income
$75,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mathews County Public Schools
- Mathews ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Thomas Hunter MiddleMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in Mathews
- Mathews ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Thomas Hunter MiddleMiddle · 176 students
Other Mathews High schools
One other US public school is named Mathews High. Mathews High is the largest of the 2.
- Mathews High SchoolVienna, OH · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Hunter Middle1.1 mi · 176
- Mathews Elementary1.1 mi · 281
- Botetourt Elementary11.7 mi · 505
- Gloucester High12.0 mi · 1,547
- Page Middle12.4 mi · 573
- Achilles Elementary13.5 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Mathews HighHow large is Mathews High?
Mathews High enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Mathews High serve?
Mathews High serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mathews High?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Mathews High.
How diverse is Mathews High?
Mathews High reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mathews High?
Mathews High is overseen by Mathews County Public Schools in Mathews County.
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