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Schools in Mathews

Mathews’s public schools

Mathews County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mathews. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
41%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▲ 20% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
790 students on the public path
In brief

Mathews’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mathews’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Mathews High places highest (better than 71%); Thomas Hunter Middle lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Mathews, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mathews ElementaryMathews County Public SchoolsC+
5–7Thomas Hunter MiddleMathews County Public SchoolsC−
8–12Mathews HighMathews County Public SchoolsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mathews County Public Schools.

The district

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

Mathews County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 790 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$20,617VA $17,169 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math41%
State average 54.4% · 462 students tested

Mathews vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Mathews’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mathews—Mathews County

Every school in Mathews

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

District schools in Mathewsby address
Mathews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C+
281 students11:1Rate it →
Thomas Hunter Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7
C−
176 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Mathewsin other towns
Mathews High
High · Grades 8–12
B+
333 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mathews’s schools

Are Mathews’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mathews. Mathews County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mathews. 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 Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mathews in?

Mathews County Public Schools.

Where do Mathews kids go to high school?

Mathews High.

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What Mathews families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.