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Amherst County High High School
139 Lancer Ln
Amherst VA, 24521, Amherst County
Phone: 434-946-2898
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Amherst County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 87 | 99 | 103 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,346 | 1,392 | 1,440 | 1,503 | 1,472 | 1,488 | 1,511 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 379 | 28.2% | 367 | 26.4% | 347 | 24.1% | 393 | 26.1% | 403 | 27.4% | 411 | 27.6% | 425 | 28.1% |
Grade 10: | 340 | 25.3% | 326 | 23.4% | 377 | 26.2% | 392 | 26.1% | 382 | 26.0% | 373 | 25.1% | 360 | 23.8% |
Grade 11: | 286 | 21.2% | 344 | 24.7% | 374 | 26.0% | 353 | 23.5% | 353 | 24.0% | 330 | 22.2% | 381 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 341 | 25.3% | 355 | 25.5% | 342 | 23.8% | 365 | 24.3% | 334 | 22.7% | 374 | 25.1% | 345 | 22.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 721 | 53.6% | 724 | 52.0% | 762 | 52.9% | 780 | 51.9% | 772 | 52.4% | 769 | 51.7% | 758 | 50.2% |
Female: | 625 | 46.4% | 668 | 48.0% | 678 | 47.1% | 723 | 48.1% | 687 | 46.7% | 707 | 47.5% | 747 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 35 | 2.6% | 42 | 3.0% | 34 | 2.4% | 28 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.1% |
Black: | 309 | 23.0% | 317 | 22.8% | 340 | 23.6% | 377 | 25.1% | 403 | 27.4% | 413 | 27.8% | 421 | 27.9% |
White: | 918 | 68.2% | 956 | 68.7% | 986 | 68.5% | 1,035 | 68.9% | 1,020 | 69.3% | 1,035 | 69.6% | 1,049 | 69.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 64 | 4.8% | 54 | 3.9% | 58 | 4.0% | 38 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 436 | 32.4% | 435 | 31.3% | 462 | 32.1% | 460 | 30.6% | 426 | 28.9% | 363 | 24.4% | 404 | 26.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 7.1% | 116 | 8.3% | 107 | 7.4% | 109 | 7.3% | 111 | 7.5% | 113 | 7.6% | 150 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.46 | 14.03 | 14.03 | 15.88 | 17.24 | 17.80 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 83% | 87% |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 88% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 91% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 93% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 95% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 94% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35% | 52% | 75% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52.1% | 65.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 84% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 88% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 90% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.7% |
2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 83% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 83% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 88% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 89% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 91% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 92% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 82.6% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 87% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 90% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 92% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 92% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 94% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 93% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 93% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 85.8% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 80% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 81% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 86% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 87% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 88% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 90% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 91% |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 86.2% | 83% |
2005 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 88% |
2006 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 90% |
2007 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 94% |
2008 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 94% |
2009 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 95% |
2010 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 94% |
2011 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 94% |
2012 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 93% |
2013 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 88.9% |
2005 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 75% |
2006 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
2007 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 83% |
2008 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 84% |
2009 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 86% |
2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 86% |
2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 72% | 71% | 85% |
2013 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 84.9% |
2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 86% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 87% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 87% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 75.7% |
2007 | History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86% |
2010 | History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 91% |
2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 88% |
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 81% |
2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 87% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 88% |
2005 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 89% |
2006 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 91% |
2007 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 93% |
2008 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 94% |
2009 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 95% |
2010 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 95% |
2011 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 83% |
2012 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 84% |
2013 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 74.5% | 85.7% |
2005 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 34% | 91% | 85% |
2005 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 88% |
2006 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 89% |
2007 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 93% |
2008 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 93% |
2009 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 94% |
2010 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 92% |
2011 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 83% |
2012 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 82% | 81% | 85% |
2013 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 85.1% |
2005 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
2006 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 88% |
2007 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 93% |
2008 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 92% |
2009 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 93% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 92% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 93% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 93% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 86.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.