Powers Elementary School
401 Washington St
Amherst OH, 44001, Lorain County
Phone: 440-988-8670
Ranking: 
(358 out of 2,572, top 14%)*
(358 out of 2,572, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Amherst Exempted Village 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: | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 751 | 708 | 571 | 568 | 543 | 577 | 585 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 75 | 10.0% | 67 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 223 | 29.7% | 189 | 26.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 225 | 30.0% | 217 | 30.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 228 | 30.4% | 235 | 33.2% | 274 | 48.0% | 283 | 49.8% | 266 | 49.0% | 267 | 46.3% | 292 | 49.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 426 | 56.7% | 369 | 52.1% | 294 | 51.5% | 290 | 51.1% | 237 | 43.6% | 246 | 42.6% | 281 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 325 | 43.3% | 339 | 47.9% | 277 | 48.5% | 278 | 48.9% | 267 | 49.2% | 283 | 49.0% | 269 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 95 | 12.6% | 90 | 12.7% | 77 | 13.5% | 40 | 7.0% | 44 | 8.1% | 65 | 11.3% | 52 | 8.9% |
| Black: | 13 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.2% |
| White: | 606 | 80.7% | 574 | 81.1% | 455 | 79.7% | 472 | 83.1% | 449 | 82.7% | 460 | 79.7% | 489 | 83.6% |
| 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: | 30 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.9% | 34 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 15.7% | 120 | 16.9% | 113 | 19.8% | 114 | 20.1% | 110 | 20.3% | 86 | 14.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.1% | 42 | 7.4% | 30 | 5.3% | 34 | 6.3% | 26 | 4.5% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.00 | 20.39 | 19.03 | 18.03 | 18.10 | 17.50 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.5% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.8% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.9% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.5% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.5% | 79.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.4% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.7% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.7% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.5% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.6% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.5% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Powers Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.