Best Public Schools in Parksley, VA

Summary:

The city of Parksley, Virginia has only one school, Metompkin Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Accomack County Public Schools district. Metompkin Elementary has a total enrollment of 535 students, with a racial makeup of 19.44% White, 39.63% African American, 37.76% Hispanic, and 3.18% two or more races.

Academically, Metompkin Elementary consistently underperforms the Accomack County Public Schools district and Virginia state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 38.54% of 3rd-grade students at Metompkin were proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to 49.7% for the district and 70.11% for the state. Additionally, Metompkin Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 103.36% for the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high-poverty community.

The school's relatively low spending per student ($7,220 for the 2020-2021 school year) and high student-teacher ratio (14.8 for the 2022-2023 school year) may suggest that Metompkin Elementary is facing resource challenges that could be impacting its ability to provide a high-quality education. Overall, the analysis of the data for Metompkin Elementary reveals a school that is struggling academically, serving a high-poverty community, and potentially facing resource challenges that may be contributing to its consistently low performance compared to the district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Metompkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24501 Parksley Rd	Parksley	23421	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 665-1299	535	36	14.8	103.4%	104 (19.4%)	212 (39.6%)	202 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	15.4	976^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.4%		22.1	919^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.5%	57	38.5	55.8	43.0	57.0	37.9	56.6	56.6	62.0	$7,220	$969	$6,251

Cities Near Parksley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mappsville	6.9 mi	1	354^th
Accomac	7.48 mi	1	255^th
Onley	8.34 mi	3	167^th
Oak Hall	10.94 mi	3	329^th
Melfa	12 mi	1	228^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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