Amherst Elementary School
5101 Schaad Rd Knoxville TN, 37931, Knox County Phone: 865-560-7001 Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Knox County School District 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: | 50 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 798 | 823 | 780 | 738 | 766 | 730 | 701 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 14.9% | 137 | 16.6% | 137 | 17.6% | 117 | 15.9% | 122 | 15.9% | 123 | 16.8% | 124 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 136 | 17.0% | 140 | 17.0% | 122 | 15.6% | 119 | 16.1% | 138 | 18.0% | 128 | 17.5% | 126 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 132 | 16.5% | 136 | 16.5% | 122 | 15.6% | 139 | 18.8% | 121 | 15.8% | 128 | 17.5% | 112 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 134 | 16.8% | 118 | 14.3% | 140 | 17.9% | 124 | 16.8% | 136 | 17.8% | 111 | 15.2% | 124 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 118 | 14.8% | 139 | 16.9% | 130 | 16.7% | 122 | 16.5% | 111 | 14.5% | 129 | 17.7% | 107 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 140 | 17.5% | 135 | 16.4% | 116 | 14.9% | 110 | 14.9% | 138 | 18.0% | 111 | 15.2% | 90 | 12.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 2.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 416 | 52.1% | 439 | 53.3% | 420 | 53.8% | 398 | 53.9% | 414 | 54.0% | 398 | 54.5% | 373 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 382 | 47.9% | 384 | 46.7% | 360 | 46.2% | 340 | 46.1% | 344 | 44.9% | 324 | 44.4% | 324 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 7.8% | 63 | 7.7% | 61 | 7.8% | 47 | 6.4% | 45 | 5.9% | 36 | 4.9% | 25 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 87 | 10.9% | 83 | 10.1% | 87 | 11.2% | 85 | 11.5% | 89 | 11.6% | 87 | 11.9% | 98 | 14.0% |
| White: | 609 | 76.3% | 628 | 76.3% | 591 | 75.8% | 578 | 78.3% | 623 | 81.3% | 595 | 81.5% | 563 | 80.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 319 | 40.0% | 302 | 36.7% | 285 | 36.5% | 278 | 37.7% | 250 | 32.6% | 219 | 30.0% | 205 | 29.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 5.5% | 42 | 5.1% | 31 | 4.0% | 50 | 6.8% | 63 | 8.2% | 69 | 9.5% | 51 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.09 | 17.47 | 18.35 | 16.44 | 17.02 | 17.20 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| TCAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 52.8% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 54.9% | 51% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.2% | 55% |
| 2010 | Reading/Language | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 50.3% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading/Language | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 47.8% | 43% |
| 2012 | Reading/Language | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 51.2% | 45.9% |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 54.6% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 57.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 56.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading/Language | All grades (EL) | % met std | 59.3% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading/Language | All grades (EL) | % met std | 56% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading/Language | All grades (EL) | % met std | 56% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.