Elementary · West Virginia
Matewan Pk8
Free meals for allMatewan Pk8, a public elementary school in Matewan, West Virginia: grades pre-k–8, 384 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mingo County Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 384
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 77% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 256 · 399 schools compared
Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on West Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
West Virginia: 46%48%proficient
Unchanged from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 48% · 362 elementary schools compared
263 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%45%proficient
+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 49% · 362 elementary schools compared
263 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Remote rural area
- Run by
- Mingo County Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mingo County Schools.
Location
- Address
- 100 Chambers St, Matewan, WV 25678
- Phone
- (304)426-4719
- City or town
- Matewan
- County
- Mingo County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Burch Pk8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 469 | 15.1 |
Belfry ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 589 | 16.6 |
Williamson Pk8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 502 | 13.9 |
Phelps Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 293 | 12.7 |
Bevins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 236 | 15.7 |
Gilbert Pk8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 409 | 14.1 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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