Matthew Whaley Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA

Matthew Whaley Elementary School phone & website

Phone: (757) 229-1931
Principal: Michael Stutt
Address: 301 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

5.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 72.0% across all subjects — 45th percentile statewide.

5.5 · Academic progress

80% of students showed growth in reading and 84% in math — 50th percentile.

6.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.7% — better attendance than 62% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.5 for 2025–26, compared with 4.4 for 2024–25 — up 1.1.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

70%state 69%

Virginia Studies

62%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

78%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

73%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

76%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

70%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

73%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

74%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Matthew Whaley Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, Matthew Whaley Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Williamsburg, VA 23185. Buyers searching homes for sale near Matthew Whaley Elementary School are shopping this Williamsburg school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Williamsburg elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 5.5/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 4.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 72.0%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 80% of students showed growth in English reading and 84% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Williamsburg school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Matthew Whaley Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Grades served: K-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Established: Institution traces to "Mattey's School," early 1700s; current building constructed 1929-1930 · this campus 1930
Enrollment: 473 students (2025-2026)
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 · 2025-2026

Reading

72%

Mathematics

76%

Science

70%

History & Social Sci.

62%

Attendance

2025-2026

7.7% 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.

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
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Matthew Whaley Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools — Matthew Whaley ↗ — Official website, principal, phone2025-2026
Wikipedia — Matthew Whaley School ↗ — Founding history, building construction date/architect, neighborhood, National Register listingn/a
Wikimedia Commons — File:Matthew Whaley School, Williamsburg.JPG ↗ — Freely-licensed building photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)2012

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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