By most measures, student achievement appears to be on the rise in Mathews County Public Schools.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel provided a review of the most recent state assessment numbers during this month’s meeting of the Mathews County School Board, which was held on Sept. 17 in the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School.
Comparing pass rates among Mathews students in all grade levels between this past school year and 2022-2023, numbers in reading, writing, math and science all showed some improvement, with the only drop occurring in history.Division-wide, reading went from 71 percent to 79 percent, comparing 2022-2023 numbers to 2023-2024; writing jumped from 64 percent to 79 percent; math went from a 57 percent pass rate to 62 percent, and science went from 61 to 63 percent.
The only dip, 67 percent to 64 percent, took place in history assessments.
Breaking it down by schools, the numbers are similar. At Mathews Elementary, the pass rates for reading, ma...