📍 8750 Jane St NW, Massillon, Stark County, 44646
Amherst Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Massillon, Stark County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Local school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amherst Elementary School enrolls 480 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 12% Two or more races and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 368 | 77% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 480 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Amherst Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 48.
Amherst Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Jackson Local, based in Massillon, Ohio. The district serves 5,741 students district-wide and employs 280 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Amherst Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 957 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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