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Temperance Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Amherst County. The school has 92 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 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Temperance Elementary enrolls 92 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Black or African American and 4.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 73 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 92 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 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.
Temperance 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.
Temperance 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 92 students, Temperance 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
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