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Central Elementary

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Regular School · Amherst, VA

Central Elementary is a regular school school in Amherst, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 268 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
268
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 151 56%
Black or African American 51 19%
Two or more races 38 14%
Hispanic/Latino 16 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7 3%
Asian 5 2%
Total enrollment 268 151M / 117F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-44% 55.3% 131
Reading Proficiency 50-54% 70.1% 134
Science Proficiency 40-49% — 40

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.24 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
10 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
138
51.5% 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.) 268 100%

Contact & Location

575 Union Hill Rd

Amherst, VA 24521

Phone: (434)946-9700

http://ces.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

510021000068

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