Summary:
The city of Matewan, West Virginia is home to a single elementary school, Matewan Pk8, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 422 students. Matewan Pk8 is part of the Mingo County Schools district, which is ranked 38 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Matewan Pk8 stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 64.5% of 3rd graders at Matewan Pk8 were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 49.5% for the district and 53.2% for the state. The school has also seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 198th out of 375 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 135th out of 368 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has increased from 2 stars to 3 stars over this period.
However, the student population at Matewan Pk8 is predominantly White (94.79%), with small percentages of African American (1.18%), Hispanic (0.95%), and students of two or more races (3.08%), which is relatively homogeneous compared to the state as a whole. The school's higher-than-average spending per student of $11,657 for the 2018-2019 school year suggests that it is receiving adequate funding and resources to support its educational programs, but the broader socioeconomic challenges faced by the Mingo County community may present ongoing challenges that the school and district will need to address.
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