Summary:
The city of Mattaponi, Virginia has only one school, King & Queen Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the King and Queen County Public Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
King & Queen Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 589th out of 1,109 Virginia elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 913th out of 1,114 in 2023-2024. Its overall rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics, though there are some bright spots in 6th-grade mathematics and 5th and 6th-grade reading proficiency rates. The school serves a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 107.3% for the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
Despite the overall decline in performance, King & Queen Elementary has a diverse student population, with 56.2% White, 24.45% African American, 8.39% Hispanic, 1.46% Asian, 0.36% Native American, and 9.12% two or more races. The school's spending per student for the 2020-2021 school year was $6,816, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 for the 2022-2023 school year. Addressing the identified areas of concern, such as the low mathematics proficiency rates, and leveraging the school's strengths will be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for the students of King & Queen Elementary.
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