📍 132 Amer Court, Madison Heights, Amherst County, 24572
Amelon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madison Heights, Amherst County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amelon Elementary enrolls 438 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 27% Black or African American and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 254 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 438 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amelon Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-50, state senate district 22, state house district 24.
Amelon Elementary is one of 9 schools in Amherst County Public Schools, based in Amherst, Virginia. The district serves 3,900 students district-wide and employs 327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 438 students, Amelon Elementary is close to the district average of about 433 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize