📍 305 Easthaven Drive, Amory, Monroe County, 38821
East Amory School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amory, Monroe County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amory School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Amory School enrolls 372 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 34% Black or African American and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 372 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 128 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Amory School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 7, state house district 20.
East Amory School is one of 5 schools in Amory School District, based in Amory, Mississippi. The district serves 1,461 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, East Amory School is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe