MATEWAN PK8

422 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Matewan Pre K-8, located at 100 Chambers Street in Matewan, West Virginia, serves as a foundational educational institution for the local Mingo County community. As a Pre K-8 school, it provides a continuous learning environment that supports students from their earliest educational years through the end of middle school. The school plays a vital role in the town of Matewan, functioning as a hub for academic development, social growth, and community engagement in this historic region of Appalachia.

The school is part of the Mingo County School District and is designed to provide a comprehensive curriculum that bridges the transition between early childhood education and high school preparation. By housing grades Pre-K through 8 under one roof, the institution focuses on fostering long-term relationships between students, faculty, and families. This setting allows for a structured approach to student development, ensuring that foundational skills in literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional learning are consistently reinforced throughout the students' formative years.

422

Total Students

28.3

Full-Time Teachers

14.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for MATEWAN PK8
Demographic	Student Count
White	400
Hispanic	4
Black	5
Two or More	13

White
400 (94.8 %)
Two or More
13 (3.1 %)
Black
5 (1.2 %)
Hispanic
4 (0.9 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	MINGO COUNTY SCHOOLS
Phone:	(304)426-4719
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	422
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	28.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 66

Kindergarten 35

Grade 1 41

Grade 2 36

Grade 3 32

Grade 4 44

Grade 5 37

Grade 6 43

Grade 7 45

Grade 8 43