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Schools in Matthews

Matthews’s public schools

New Madrid County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Matthews. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 14% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
776 students on the public path
In brief

Matthews’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Matthews’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Matthews Elementary places highest (better than 100%); Central Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Matthews, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Matthews ElementaryNew Madrid County R-I School DistrictA+
6–8Central Middle Schoolin New MadridD
9–12Central High Schoolin New MadridD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Madrid County R-I School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Madrid County R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,259 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,596MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 43.2% · 663 students tested
Math18%
State average 39.2% · 677 students tested

Matthews vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Matthews’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Matthews—New Madrid County R-I

Every school in Matthews

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Matthewsby address
Matthews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
139 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Matthewsin other towns
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Madrid
D
276 students9:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Madrid
D
361 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Matthews’s schools

Are Matthews’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Matthews. New Madrid County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Matthews. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Matthews in?

New Madrid County R-I School District.

Where do Matthews kids go to high school?

Central High School.

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What Matthews families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.