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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000339
Matoaca Elementary
6627 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803 · (804) 590-3100 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
517 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Matoaca Elementary
Matoaca Elementary's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matoaca Elementary this school | 676 | 76.5% | 73.5% |
| O.B. Gates Elementary Chesterfield | 620 | 76.9% | 72.5% |
| Enon Elementary Chester | 691 | 75.3% | 68.9% |
| Hardy Elementary Smithfield | 649 | 70.1% | 71.3% |
| Southwestern Elementary Suffolk | 579 | 69.4% | 70.8% |
| Bowling Green Elementary Milford | 837 | 81.0% | 56.5% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Matoaca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #482 of 1,101 | #16 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #639 of 1,111 ▲ 68 | #24 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #533 of 1,111 ▲ 117 | #18 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #223 of 1,176 | #24 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #480 of 1,105 | #22 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #495 of 1,106 | #21 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #552 of 1,157 | #19 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.6% | #6 of 324 | #1 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
676
+133 (+24%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 676 | 49.4 | 13.7:1 | 76% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 43.9 | 14.5:1 | 76% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 81% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 25.5 | 16.5:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 23 | 20.9:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 33% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matoaca Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 61% (421 to 676); teachers up 94% (25.5 to 49.4).
About Matoaca Elementary
Matoaca Elementary is a public elementary school in South Chesterfield, Virginia. A federal count lists 676 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 35% above that.
Matoaca Elementary is in Chesterfield County Public Schools, a district with 64,194 students across 65 schools.
Matoaca Elementary's enrollment is 51% White. Next come 30% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Matoaca Elementary comes in at 63%.
Matoaca Elementary employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 76% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Chesterfield County.
allk12 grades Matoaca Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 67.3% for a school in Virginia with Matoaca Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Matoaca Elementary posts 73.5%.
Among Chesterfield County residents, median household income is about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 76 public schools in Chesterfield County, with a combined enrollment of about 64,194.
The closest public school to Matoaca Elementary is Matoaca Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Matoaca Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Matoaca Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 543 in 2020-21 and 676 in 2024-25, a 24% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Matoaca Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Nearby schools
- Matoaca Middle0.7 mi · 775
- Matoaca High2.3 mi · 1,624
- Ettrick Elementary2.7 mi · 560
- Pleasants Lane Elementary3.3 mi · 493
- Lakeview Elementary3.7 mi · 422
- Westview Early Childhood Education Center3.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Matoaca ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Matoaca Elementary?
Matoaca Elementary enrolls approximately 676 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Matoaca Elementary serve?
Matoaca Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matoaca Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matoaca Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Matoaca Elementary?
Student demographics at Matoaca Elementary are roughly 51% White, 12% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Matoaca Elementary public or private?
Matoaca Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.