📍 156 Davis St, Amherst, Amherst County, 24521
Amherst Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Amherst County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amherst Elementary enrolls 260 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 18% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 260 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 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.
Amherst Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Amherst 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 260 students, Amherst Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 433 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant