Amherst Elementary Primary School
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% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 75.8% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 53.2% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 86.5% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 67.7% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 74% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 62% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 65.5% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 50.8% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.5% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 90% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 80% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.5% | 70.6% |
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.