Amherst Middle Middle School
165 Gordons Fairground Rd
Amherst VA, 24521, Amherst County
Phone: 434-946-0691
Ranking:
(1,154 out of 1,459, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 31 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 382 | 410 | 421 | 438 | 416 | 425 | 455 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 126 | 33.0% | 129 | 31.5% | 135 | 32.1% | 144 | 32.9% | 133 | 32.0% | 136 | 32.0% | 150 | 33.0% |
Grade 7: | 119 | 31.2% | 137 | 33.4% | 143 | 34.0% | 149 | 34.0% | 152 | 36.5% | 145 | 34.1% | 156 | 34.3% |
Grade 8: | 137 | 35.9% | 144 | 35.1% | 143 | 34.0% | 145 | 33.1% | 131 | 31.5% | 144 | 33.9% | 149 | 32.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 196 | 51.3% | 224 | 54.6% | 224 | 53.2% | 248 | 56.6% | 220 | 52.9% | 229 | 53.9% | 240 | 52.7% |
Female: | 186 | 48.7% | 186 | 45.4% | 197 | 46.8% | 190 | 43.4% | 185 | 44.5% | 184 | 43.3% | 211 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 5.2% | 18 | 4.4% | 12 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.3% |
Black: | 80 | 20.9% | 94 | 22.9% | 90 | 21.4% | 99 | 22.6% | 88 | 21.2% | 91 | 21.4% | 104 | 22.9% |
White: | 266 | 69.6% | 278 | 67.8% | 298 | 70.8% | 313 | 71.5% | 307 | 73.8% | 311 | 73.2% | 334 | 73.4% |
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: | 15 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.8% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 40.1% | 157 | 38.3% | 170 | 40.4% | 169 | 38.6% | 154 | 37.0% | 131 | 30.8% | 151 | 33.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 8.9% | 41 | 10.0% | 34 | 8.1% | 35 | 8.0% | 42 | 10.1% | 51 | 12.0% | 43 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.34 | 13.75 | 12.14 | 15.45 | 13.59 | 14.00 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 83% |
2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 84% |
2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 85% |
2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 87% |
2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.5% | 73.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 68% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 77% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 74% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69.5% | 78% |
2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 82% |
2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 83% |
2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 87% |
2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 89% |
2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 89% |
2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 78% | 74.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 45% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 56% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 71% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 77% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56% | 61.1% |
2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 78% |
2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 79% |
2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 89% |
2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 90% |
2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 64.9% | 70.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 81% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 76% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 85% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 87% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 82% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 60.5% | 61.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 87% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 87% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 89% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 90% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 90% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 92% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 92% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 92% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70% | 76.1% |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 74% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | 91% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 85% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 88% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 89% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 88% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 65.4% | 70.3% |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83% | 87% |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 88% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 91% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 93% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 95% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 94% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 52% | 75% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.1% | 65.5% | 76.2% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 91% |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95.9% | 86.2% | 83% |
2005 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 85% |
2006 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 84% |
2007 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 89% |
2008 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 91% |
2009 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 92% |
2010 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 94% | 93% |
2011 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 69% | 74% | 81% |
2012 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 72% | 83% | 85% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Amherst Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.