Matamoras’s public schools outscore 80% of Pennsylvania districts
On the state reading tests, 71% of Matamoras’s students scored proficient, above the Pennsylvania average (55%). The grade covers the public school district serving Matamoras, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Matamoras’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 2044 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Matamoras’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 71% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,645 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
New Life Christian Day School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Matamoras’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Matamoras, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Matamoras · depends on your address
Dingman-Delaware MS
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dingmans Ferry
Delaware Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Milford
7th grade in Matamoras · depends on your address
Dingman-Delaware MS
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dingmans Ferry
Delaware Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Milford
8th grade in Matamoras · depends on your address
Dingman-Delaware MS
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dingmans Ferry
Delaware Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Milford
9th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,380 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Milford
10th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,380 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Milford
11th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,380 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Milford
12th grade in Matamoras
Delaware Valley HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,380 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Milford
Matamoras’s public schools are run by Delaware Valley School District, which also serves Delaware, Dingman, Milford and Milford and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Matamoras vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Matamoras’s borders.
Every school in Matamoras
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Matamoras’s schools
Are Matamoras’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Matamoras children attend outscore 80% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Matamoras in?
Delaware Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,248 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Matamoras kids go to high school?
Delaware Valley HS in Milford, with 1,380 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Matamoras’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Delaware Valley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Matamoras spend per student?
$20,645 in Delaware Valley School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Matamoras?
Yes: New Life Christian Day School (religious, grades K–9, 51 students).
Parents talk
What Matamoras 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.