Matoaca Middle

Set in Matoaca, Virginia, Matoaca Middle is a moderately sized middle school, operated by Chesterfield County Public Schools. It educates 775 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Chesterfield County Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 64,194 students, Matoaca Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Matoaca Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 42% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Matoaca Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

Across the wider county, Chesterfield County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,931 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chesterfield County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), Matoaca Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Matoaca Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Matoaca Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Matoaca Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Matoaca Middle has contracted 20%, going from 968 students in 2018 to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 43%.

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