📍 5101 Schaad RD, Knoxville, Knox County, 37931
Amherst Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amherst Elementary School enrolls 682 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 434 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 9.7% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| 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.
Amherst Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 7, state house district 89.
Amherst Elementary School is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Amherst Elementary School is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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