📍 393 S Lake St, Amherst, Lorain County, 44001
Powers Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Lorain County. The school has 1,123 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst Exempted Village school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Powers Elementary School enrolls 1,123 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 834 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 1,123 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. 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.
Powers Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-50, state senate district 13, state house district 56.
Powers Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Amherst Exempted Village, based in Amherst, Ohio. The district serves 3,533 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,123 students, Powers Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 883 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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