Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATHEWS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510243000994
Thomas Hunter Middle
387 Church St, Mathews, VA 23109 · (804) 725-2434 · Mathews County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
127 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%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
Students here typically continue to
Thomas Hunter Middle→Mathews High
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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Thomas Hunter Middle
Thomas Hunter Middle's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hunter Middle this school | 176 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| Rye Cove Intermediate Clinchport | 138 | 79.0% | 74.4% |
| Damascus Middle Damascus | 188 | 75.5% | 74.5% |
| Shawsville Middle Shawsville | 193 | 85.0% | 62.4% |
| John N. Dalton Intermediate Radford | 265 | 81.5% | 73.6% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Thomas Hunter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #187 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #184 of 342 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #152 of 342 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #337 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #168 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.7% | #2 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
176
-137 (-44%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 176 | 16.5 | 10.7:1 | 72% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 22.6 | 10.9:1 | 72% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 73% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 29 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 28.7 | 11.1:1 | 44% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 32% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 24% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Hunter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (318 to 176); teachers down 43% (28.7 to 16.5).
About Thomas Hunter Middle
Thomas Hunter Middle is a small middle-grades school with an address in Mathews, Virginia. The school reports 176 students in grades 5 through 7. The school's enrollment is 77% smaller than the 750 average for middle schools in Virginia.
Thomas Hunter Middle is one school in a 3-school district, Mathews County Public Schools, which enrolls 790 students.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Thomas Hunter Middle. Other groups make up 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Mathews County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Thomas Hunter Middle has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomas Hunter Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.7:1. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The lunch program counts 72% of students at Thomas Hunter Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Mathews County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Thomas Hunter Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Thomas Hunter Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.0% is within a point of the 68.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Mathews County, median household income is about $75,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 3 public schools in Mathews County, with a combined enrollment of about 790.
Nearest public school: Mathews Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thomas Hunter Middle ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Thomas Hunter Middle as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 313 to 176. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Thomas Hunter Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HighHigh · 333 students
- Mathews ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Other schools in Mathews
- Mathews HighHigh · 333 students
- Mathews ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Mathews Elementary0.1 mi · 281
- Mathews High1.1 mi · 333
- Botetourt Elementary11.4 mi · 505
- Gloucester High11.4 mi · 1,547
- Page Middle11.8 mi · 573
- Achilles Elementary12.6 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Hunter MiddleHow many students attend Thomas Hunter Middle?
Thomas Hunter Middle enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Thomas Hunter Middle serve?
Thomas Hunter Middle serves grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Hunter Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Hunter Middle is approximately 10.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Hunter Middle?
At Thomas Hunter Middle, the student body is approximately 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Thomas Hunter Middle public or private?
Thomas Hunter Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mathews County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.