📍 70 So East Street, Amherst, Hampshire County, 01002
Fort River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Hampshire County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fort River Elementary enrolls 379 students across grades K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 33% |
| Asian | 39 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort River Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 6, state house district 117.
Fort River Elementary is one of 3 schools in Amherst, based in Amherst, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,038 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Fort River Elementary is close to the district average of about 346 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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