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Matthew Whaley Elementary

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Matthew Whaley Elementary ranks 741 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Matthew Whaley Elementary is a public elementary school in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving 453 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 129 school districts in the state.

While Matthew Whaley Elementary has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, it currently performs below the state average. The school's proficiency rates in SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in English reading. For example, the 3rd grade reading proficiency rate at Matthew Whaley is 50.65%, compared to the district's 66.31% and the state's 66.93%. The school also experiences higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, which may contribute to its lower academic performance.

Interestingly, Matthew Whaley Elementary is located in close proximity to several higher-performing schools, such as Magruder Elementary and Waller Mill Elementary, which are part of the York County Public Schools district. These nearby schools consistently outperform Matthew Whaley Elementary, suggesting opportunities for collaboration and learning. Despite these challenges, the school has shown potential for improvement, and with the right strategies, it may be able to close the performance gap with its higher-achieving neighbors.

485

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,698

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Scotland St
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 229-1931

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Matthew Whaley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berkeley Middle
High:	Lafayette High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Hispanic:

26.4%

African American:

22.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (65% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

741^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

39^th of 129Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	741 of 1110	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	620 of 1114	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	637 of 1114	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	513 of 1109	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	526 of 1103	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	678 of 1105	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	494 of 1097	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	469 of 1099	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	550 of 1096	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	516 of 1100	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	567 of 1110	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	77.9	184 of 1120	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	180 of 1117	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	134 of 1117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	202 of 1113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	148 of 1082	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	201 of 1081	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	389 of 1083	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.7	561 of 1071	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	632 of 1062	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	358 of 579	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	258 of 588	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	50.2	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	885 of 1096	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	628 of 1098	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	581 of 1100	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	442 of 606	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	903 of 1046	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	761 of 1036	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	606 of 1093	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	578 of 1101	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	705 of 1093	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	320 of 973	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	260 of 979	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	203 of 984	79.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)67th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2023)41st percentile~ school

African American (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies70%~ state avg

Mathematics69%-3 vs state

English Reading61%-10 vs state

Science61%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Matthew Whaley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	Williamsburg city	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-1931	485	34	14.1	63.9%	197 (40.6%)	110 (22.7%)	128 (26.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	38	741^st of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%		50.1	620^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.3%	121	62.2	75.7	71.2	60.6	50.7	70.4	63.1	70.3	$10,698	$1,031	$9,667
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	445	31	14.3	38.7%	219 (49.2%)	78 (17.5%)	72 (16.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.4%)	85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%		82.8	154^th of 1114 public elementary schools	86.2%	31	94.1	83.8	85.1	89.2	88.0	85.1	94.4	82.2	$11,011	$663	$10,348
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 220-4067	610	42	14.5	37.4%	297 (48.7%)	125 (20.5%)	98 (16.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.5	270^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.8%	18	84.9	81.2	84.2	80.0	82.9	87.1	82.4	79.0	$9,100	$717	$8,383
Laurel Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Laurel Lane	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-7597	526	43	12.2	73.6%	276 (52.5%)	80 (15.2%)	99 (18.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.0%)	62.7	446^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.8%		64.8	428^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.6%	18	77.1	76.5	87.7	76.7	67.9	80.7	82.2	59.8	$9,980	$644	$9,337
Clara Byrd Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 221-0949	457	42	11.0	44.9%	248 (54.3%)	79 (17.3%)	63 (13.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (11.8%)	59.7	479^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.8%		67.1	395^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.5%	84	71.2	80.0	76.5	73.8	66.7	77.1	76.3	72.9	$11,459	$665	$10,794
D.J. Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5380 Centerville Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 258-3022	515	39	13.3	66.6%	257 (49.9%)	143 (27.8%)	49 (9.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.5%)	62.8	445^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.9	398^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.3%	47	80.2	82.9	80.5	71.6	63.3	81.6	75.3	72.4	$9,407	$1,091	$8,315
Matoaka Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Bat Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 564-4001	595	41	14.6	23.5%	390 (65.5%)	83 (13.9%)	61 (10.3%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	72.8	311^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.0%		77.5	250^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.6%	61	74.8	83.7	78.6	77.2	74.8	91.1	80.9	87.8	$10,206	$426	$9,779
James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	449	38	11.8	64.4%	108 (24.1%)	80 (17.8%)	219 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	30.6	820^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.4	817^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.7%	3	73.1	54.9	72.0	65.3	55.8	47.6	66.7	50.9	$12,450	$1,079	$11,371
J. Blaine Blayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 565-9300	481	45	10.7	43.9%	257 (53.4%)	93 (19.3%)	62 (12.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	55.2	540^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%		56.5	532^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	52.2%	8	74.2	74.4	81.6	74.7	65.2	67.1	77.9	64.9	$10,709	$739	$9,969
Norge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7311 Richmond Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 564-3372	578	54	10.8	76.6%	261 (45.2%)	108 (18.7%)	111 (19.2%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.2%)	58.1	504^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.6%		66.2	409^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.3%	95	69.3	77.7	84.2	77.2	61.4	72.9	77.2	71.8	$10,523	$960	$9,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthew Whaley Elementary

How many students attend Matthew Whaley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Matthew Whaley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Matthew Whaley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Matthew Whaley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berkeley Middle
High : Lafayette High

Is Matthew Whaley Elementary a good school?

Matthew Whaley Elementary ranks 741^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Matthew Whaley Elementary?

Students at Matthew Whaley Elementary are 41% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Matthew Whaley Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

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