Temperance Elementary Primary School
1981 Lowesville Rd
Amherst VA, 24521, Amherst County
Phone: 434-946-2811
Ranking:
(198 out of 1,459, top 14%)*

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: | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
Total Students: | 85 | 76 | 87 | 92 | 101 | 103 | 110 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.8% |
Kindergarten: | 17 | 20.0% | 10 | 13.2% | 13 | 14.9% | 12 | 13.0% | 15 | 14.9% | 17 | 16.5% | 13 | 11.8% |
Grade 1: | 13 | 15.3% | 14 | 18.4% | 11 | 12.6% | 18 | 19.6% | 16 | 15.8% | 15 | 14.6% | 17 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 12 | 14.1% | 10 | 13.2% | 17 | 19.5% | 14 | 15.2% | 17 | 16.8% | 18 | 17.5% | 16 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 12 | 14.1% | 16 | 21.1% | 14 | 16.1% | 15 | 16.3% | 20 | 19.8% | 15 | 14.6% | 20 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 16 | 18.8% | 14 | 18.4% | 13 | 14.9% | 18 | 19.6% | 14 | 13.9% | 19 | 18.4% | 22 | 20.0% |
Grade 5: | 14 | 16.5% | 12 | 15.8% | 19 | 21.8% | 15 | 16.3% | 17 | 16.8% | 19 | 18.4% | 20 | 18.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 44 | 51.8% | 41 | 53.9% | 46 | 52.9% | 54 | 58.7% | 54 | 53.5% | 51 | 49.5% | 55 | 50.0% |
Female: | 41 | 48.2% | 35 | 46.1% | 41 | 47.1% | 38 | 41.3% | 39 | 38.6% | 44 | 42.7% | 50 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 3 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 5.9% | 5 | 6.6% | 9 | 10.3% | 9 | 9.8% | 8 | 7.9% | 8 | 7.8% | 8 | 7.3% |
Black: | 14 | 16.5% | 13 | 17.1% | 10 | 11.5% | 8 | 8.7% | 10 | 9.9% | 10 | 9.7% | 8 | 7.3% |
White: | 65 | 76.5% | 57 | 75.0% | 68 | 78.2% | 74 | 80.4% | 80 | 79.2% | 84 | 81.6% | 91 | 82.7% |
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: | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 23.5% | 22 | 28.9% | 30 | 34.5% | 29 | 31.5% | 26 | 25.7% | 28 | 27.2% | 25 | 22.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 5.9% | 3 | 3.9% | 7 | 8.0% | 7 | 7.6% | 9 | 8.9% | 12 | 11.7% | 13 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.69 | 11.33 | 12.55 | 11.62 | 12.36 | 13.20 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 82% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 75.8% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 46% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 53.2% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.5% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 84% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 67.7% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 74% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 62% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 65.5% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 53% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 50.8% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 71.5% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63.5% | 70.6% |
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* Temperance Elementary Primary 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.