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Matoaka Elementary

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Matoaka Elementary ranks 274 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Matoaka Elementary is a K-5 elementary school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 595 students as part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 274th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — placing it in the 75th percentile statewide and solidly above average, though slightly below its peak ranking of 100th from a decade ago.

Matoaka's most distinctive academic strength is its upper-grade performance. By 4th and 5th grade, students score well above district and state averages: 5th grade math proficiency reaches 89%, 5th grade science nearly 85%, and 4th grade reading about 84%. Third-grade scores, by contrast, are only modestly above state averages, suggesting students build strong momentum as they progress. Matoaka is the second-highest-ranked elementary school in its district, behind Stonehouse Elementary, and well ahead of district peers like Norge Elementary and James River Elementary. The school also has low chronic absenteeism (9.3% versus 14.8% statewide) and a comparatively affluent student body, with only 23.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch — far below schools like Matthew Whaley Elementary, where the poverty rate exceeds 60%.

Matoaka's biggest challenges are equity gaps. Low-income students rank in the 17th percentile statewide, down from the 32nd percentile two years ago, and African American and disabled students also score in the low 30th percentiles. Military-connected students have seen a dramatic decline, falling from the 97th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 55th percentile in 2025-2026. The most telling comparison is Stonehouse Elementary, which has nearly identical demographics but ranks higher overall while spending about $1,750 less per student. Matoaka closes the gap with Stonehouse by 4th and 5th grade, but trails significantly in 3rd grade — and also ranks below two York County schools, Waller Mill Elementary and Magruder Elementary, despite its higher funding.

595

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,206

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 Brick Bat Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 564-4001

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Matoaka Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lois Hornsby Middle
High:	Jamestown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

African American:

13.9%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

274^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

41^st of 131Williamsburg-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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	274 of 1111	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	311 of 1110	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	250 of 1114	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	310 of 1114	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	266 of 1109	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	151 of 1103	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	189 of 1105	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	166 of 1097	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	187 of 1099	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.0	100 of 1096	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.7	61 of 1100	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	84.6	97 of 1110	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.2	75 of 1120	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	20 of 1117	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	91 of 1117	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	47 of 1113	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	64 of 1082	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	73.2	223 of 1081	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	412 of 591	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	357 of 588	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	256 of 579	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	287 of 420	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	270 of 355	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	224 of 324	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	142 of 1100	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	279 of 1096	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	321 of 1098	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	346 of 1100	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	285 of 606	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	255 of 580	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	242 of 564	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	859 of 1040	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	960 of 1046	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	706 of 1036	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	388 of 1099	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	347 of 1093	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	200 of 1101	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	276 of 1093	74.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	92 of 206	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	26 of 192	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	5 of 195	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	56.8	94 of 182	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	116 of 974	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	190 of 973	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	73 of 979	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	160 of 984	83.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)55th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2026)32nd percentile-44 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies86%+15 vs state

Science85%+16 vs state

Mathematics84%+10 vs state

English Reading80%+9 vs state

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	75.6	274^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.3%		72.8	311^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.0%	37	75.0	86.7	89.0	84.6	70.8	83.7	86.8	85.7	$10,206	$426	$9,779
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%)	52	592^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	46.7%		62.8	445^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.9%	147	74.3	73.9	78.8	70.0	70.3	70.3	77.5	62.2	$9,407	$1,091	$8,315
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%)	68.4	367^th of 1111 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.7	479^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.8%	112	80.2	73.9	78.4	78.4	75.6	76.9	83.8	83.6	$11,459	$665	$10,794
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%)	60.1	473^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.2	540^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	67	73.9	75.3	75.0	70.2	68.1	81.5	73.8	83.7	$10,709	$739	$9,969
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%)	58	507^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.4%		62.7	446^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.8%	61	79.8	67.1	85.5	85.3	68.5	72.4	80.0	63.5	$9,980	$644	$9,337
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City 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%)	81.2	183^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.5%		85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%	60	91.9	87.8	78.8	76.3	90.7	86.5	84.0	89.0	$11,011	$663	$10,348
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	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%)	52.5	586^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		38	741^st of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%	155	78.5	73.2	76.1	70.4	69.6	73.2	74.3	62.2	$10,698	$1,031	$9,667
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%)	45.9	662^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.1	504^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.6%	158	68.0	67.8	77.2	67.4	66.0	74.7	68.5	67.8	$10,523	$960	$9,563
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City 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%)	79	217^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%	35	85.2	83.7	84.3	80.4	86.5	83.5	82.4	87.0	$9,100	$717	$8,383
Stonehouse Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4300	838	53	15.9	25.3%	496 (59.2%)	140 (16.7%)	99 (11.8%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.3%)	81.1	185^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.5	208^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.3%	23	95.5	85.9	85.7	81.6	88.8	83.3	80.3	84.9	$8,453	$425	$8,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Matoaka Elementary

What schools do graduates of Matoaka Elementary attend?

Students who attend Matoaka Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lois Hornsby Middle
High : Jamestown High

What district is Matoaka Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

How many students attend Matoaka Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Matoaka Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Matoaka Elementary?

Students at Matoaka Elementary are 66% White, 14% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Matoaka Elementary a good school?

Matoaka Elementary ranks 274^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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