Matthew Whaley Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Williamsburg, Virginia

Matthew Whaley Elementary in Williamsburg, Virginia enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 34.3 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

435 students in 2022-23, 453 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.3 to 34.3.

Students enrolled at Matthew Whaley Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234352023-244532024-25485
Students enrolled at Matthew Whaley Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234352023-244532024-25485
Students enrolled at Matthew Whaley Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234352023-244532024-25485
Students enrolled at Matthew Whaley Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234352023-244532024-25485
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343539.311.1
2023-2445334.313.2
2024-2548534.314.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 453 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Matthew Whaley Elementary enrolled 453 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 453 of the 453 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.6% of students were White, 26.4% Hispanic, 22.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White40.6%
  2. Hispanic26.4%
  3. Black22.7%
  4. Two or more races7.2%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Matthew Whaley Elementary scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math68%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Williamsburg

11 public elementary schools in Williamsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Matthew Whaley Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stonehouse Elementary83816.022.0%
Magruder Elementary61014.532.5%
Matoaka Elementary59514.721.7%
Norge Elementary57810.876.6%
Laurel Lane Elementary52612.273.6%
D.J. Montague Elementary51513.466.6%
Matthew Whaley Elementary48514.263.9%
J. Blaine Blayton Elementary48110.738.9%

All public schools in Williamsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Matthew Whaley Elementary

  1. Waller Mill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 445 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Magruder ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 610 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Matthew Whaley Elementary with Waller Mill ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools spends per student$14,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,756
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaMatthew Whaley Elementary is the number 615 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#615 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Matthew Whaley Elementary

  1. How many students attend Matthew Whaley Elementary?
    485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 435 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Williamsburg, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Matthew Whaley Elementary?
    14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Matthew Whaley Elementary a Title I school?
    Matthew Whaley Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Matthew Whaley Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Matthew Whaley Elementary scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Matthew Whaley Elementary in?
    Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5104020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510402001774 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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