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Matthew Whaley Elementary School

301 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA 23185

✓ Fully Accredited (submitted all required evidence to the Department of Education as prescribed in the Standards of Accreditation) · 2025-2026
6/10
Average
GreatSchools

Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE (sources cited below). Rating: GreatSchools.org, April 2026. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

At a glance

School district
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Grades served
K-5
School type
Regular public elementary school
Principal
Michael Stutt
Established
Institution traces to "Mattey's School," early 1700s; current building constructed 1929-1930 · this campus 1930
Enrollment
485 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio
14:1
Classroom teachers
34.25 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (submitted all required evidence to the Department of Education as prescribed in the Standards of Accreditation) (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510402001774

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025
Reading
61%
Mathematics
70%
Science
61%
History & Social Sci.
70%

Attendance

2024-2025

10.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Matthew Whaley Elementary School

Matthew Whaley Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools division, occupying a historic Georgian Revival building at 301 Scotland Street in the Peacock Hill area of Williamsburg, Virginia. The institution's name traces to an early-18th-century free school founded by Mary Whaley in memory of her young son Mattey (Matthew) Whaley. The present school building was designed by Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson and constructed in 1929-1930.

The building was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in June 2004 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2004. For much of its history the site was associated with teacher training for the College of William & Mary; it became a grammar school after James Blair High School opened in 1955. The school serves grades K-5 and enrolled 485 students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Contact

Phone
(757) 229-1931
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data — Public School Detail — NCES ID, enrollment total and by grade, grades served, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, charter status2024-2025 link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles — Matthew Whaley Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
  • Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools — Matthew Whaley — Official website, principal, phone2025-2026 link ↗
  • Wikipedia — Matthew Whaley School — Founding history, building construction date/architect, neighborhood, National Register listingn/a link ↗
  • Wikimedia Commons — File:Matthew Whaley School, Williamsburg.JPG — Freely-licensed building photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)2012 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (enrollment, demographics, SOL, absenteeism); 2025-2026 (accreditation, directory) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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