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What advice would you give to incoming students at Metompkin Elementary?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACCOMACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510006001738
Metompkin Elementary
24501 Parksley Rd, Parksley, VA 23421 · (757) 665-1299 · Accomack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
440 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Metompkin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #924 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #880 of 1,111 ▲ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #961 of 1,111 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #736 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #671 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #473 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #53 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #66 of 759 |
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
435
-105 (-19%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 32 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 76% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 87% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 82% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 76% (460) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metompkin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (600 to 435); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Metompkin Elementary
Metompkin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Parksley, Virginia, one of the schools in Accomack County Public Schools. Enrollment totals 435 students across pre-K through 5.
Besides Metompkin Elementary, Accomack County Public Schools runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 4,623 students.
No group is above 50% at Metompkin Elementary; the largest is Black, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Metompkin Elementary scores 63%.
The school had 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
On the allk12 Grade, Metompkin Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Metompkin Elementary would be expected to post about 60.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
For the population of Accomack County, the median household earns about $58,993 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Accomack County, 13 public schools serve about 4,623 students.
Metompkin Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Kegotank Elementary, about 6.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Metompkin Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 540 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 435 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 14.5:1.
Metompkin Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Accomack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,335
Census ACS
Median income
$58,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Accomack County Public Schools
- Arcadia HighHigh · 688 students
- Nandua HighHigh · 621 students
- Kegotank ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Arcadia MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Nandua MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Accawmacke ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Kegotank Elementary6.9 mi · 501
- Accawmacke Elementary7.0 mi · 453
- Nandua Middle8.1 mi · 454
- Nandua High8.2 mi · 621
- Arcadia Middle11.2 mi · 469
- Arcadia High11.3 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Metompkin ElementaryHow many students attend Metompkin Elementary?
Metompkin Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Metompkin Elementary serve?
Metompkin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Metompkin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Metompkin Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Metompkin Elementary?
Student demographics at Metompkin Elementary are roughly 14% White, 37% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Metompkin Elementary in?
Metompkin Elementary is part of Accomack County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.