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Amherst Middle

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Regular School · Amherst, VA

Amherst Middle is a regular school school in Amherst, Virginia, serving grades 06–08 with 371 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
28.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 258 70%
Black or African American 54 15%
Two or more races 34 9%
Hispanic/Latino 19 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Asian 2 1%
Total enrollment 371 207M / 164F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30.0% -25.3pp 55.3% 345
Reading Proficiency 66.0% -4.1pp 70.1% 336
Science Proficiency 55.0% — 239

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
35 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
17
4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
100
27% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 371 100%

Contact & Location

165 Gordons Fairground Rd

Amherst, VA 24521

Phone: (434)946-0691

http://ams.amherst.k12.va.us

District

Amherst County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,156

District enrollment: 3,987

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

510021000066

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD