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Amherst Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

156 Davis St

Amherst VA, 24521, Amherst County

Phone: 434-946-9704

Ranking:

(990 out of 1,459, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Amherst County Public Schools

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	22		23		24		21		23		23		23
Total Students:	313		319		311		327		333		321		338
Prekindergarten:	3	1.0%	4	1.3%	5	1.6%	3	0.9%	9	2.7%	10	3.1%	9	2.7%
Kindergarten:	51	16.3%	57	17.9%	48	15.4%	53	16.2%	41	12.3%	36	11.2%	43	12.7%
Grade 1:	60	19.2%	55	17.2%	48	15.4%	50	15.3%	45	13.5%	56	17.4%	69	20.4%
Grade 2:	51	16.3%	52	16.3%	46	14.8%	44	13.5%	60	18.0%	61	19.0%	57	16.9%
Grade 3:	54	17.3%	44	13.8%	48	15.4%	57	17.4%	63	18.9%	50	15.6%	57	16.9%
Grade 4:	46	14.7%	47	14.7%	54	17.4%	61	18.7%	53	15.9%	57	17.8%	51	15.1%
Grade 5:	48	15.3%	60	18.8%	62	19.9%	59	18.0%	62	18.6%	51	15.9%	52	15.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	143	45.7%	150	47.0%	149	47.9%	161	49.2%	164	49.2%	163	50.8%	174	51.5%
Female:	170	54.3%	169	53.0%	162	52.1%	166	50.8%	154	46.2%	141	43.9%	154	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%
Asian:	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	5	1.5%
Hispanic:	10	3.2%	12	3.8%	9	2.9%	11	3.4%	6	1.8%	10	3.1%	14	4.1%
Black:	51	16.3%	45	14.1%	52	16.7%	59	18.0%	73	21.9%	70	21.8%	76	22.5%
White:	228	72.8%	238	74.6%	225	72.3%	236	72.2%	243	73.0%	228	71.0%	236	69.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	6.7%	21	6.6%	22	7.1%	19	5.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	114	36.4%	108	33.9%	113	36.3%	111	33.9%	108	32.4%	90	28.0%	97	28.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	13	4.2%	24	7.5%	21	6.8%	21	6.4%	34	10.2%	27	8.4%	24	7.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.38		14.02		12.94		15.57		14.48		14.00		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
SOL
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	76%	N/A
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	83%	N/A
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	87%	N/A
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	76%	N/A
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	82%	N/A
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	75.8%	N/A
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	87%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	46%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	53.2%	N/A
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	86.5%	N/A
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	81%	N/A
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	67.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	55%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	62%	N/A
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	84%	N/A
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	83%	N/A
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	65.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	37%	53%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49.2%	50.8%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	71.5%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76%	90%	N/A
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69%	82%	N/A
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	63.5%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Amherst Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.