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Matoaka Elementary

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Matoaka Elementary ranks 311 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Matoaka Elementary is a public elementary school in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving 601 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Matoaka Elementary has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in mathematics, science, and English reading assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Matoaka's 4th-grade students scored 83.7% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 77.16% for the district and 72.98% for the state. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, is relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools, Matoaka Elementary generally outperforms schools within the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district, such as James River Elementary and Stonehouse Elementary. But two schools outside the district, Magruder Elementary and Waller Mill Elementary, both in the York County Public Schools district, have shown even stronger academic performance across multiple grades and subjects.

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 — 94th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Virginia median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

311^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Military Connected (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

African American (2024)39th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2024)24th percentile-54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies88%+20 vs state

English Reading82%+11 vs state

Mathematics79%+6 vs state

Science77%+8 vs state

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	80.5	208^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.3%		74.9	281^st of 1114 public elementary schools	74.8%	73	85.8	83.9	88.3	86.2	78.7	83.2	86.8	83.2	$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 311^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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