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Amherst County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 860 students in Amherst County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle Schools in Amherst County School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
9 Schools
453 Schools
# Students
3,987 Students
314,422 Students
# Teachers
323 Teachers
22,317 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Amherst County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#88 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)40%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)64%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
59%
Graduation Rate
90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.70
# American Indian Students
43 Students
864 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
19 Students
22,719 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
217 Students
53,796 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
17%
# Black Students
750 Students
67,731 Students
% Black Students
19%
22%
# White Students
2,562 Students
148,589 Students
% White Students
64%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
536 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
393 Students
20,187 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
151
1,223
# Students in K Grade:
297
2,264
# Students in 1st Grade:
278
2,566
# Students in 2nd Grade:
285
2,652
# Students in 3rd Grade:
283
2,969
# Students in 4th Grade:
291
3,215
# Students in 5th Grade:
282
4,675
# Students in 6th Grade:
273
77,113
# Students in 7th Grade:
298
93,286
# Students in 8th Grade:
289
96,152
# Students in 9th Grade:
335
7,600
# Students in 10th Grade:
330
7,237
# Students in 11th Grade:
301
6,708
# Students in 12th Grade:
294
6,762
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,726 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,624 is less than the state median of $15,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,726
$15,473
Spending / Student
$12,624
$15,228
Best Amherst County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Amherst Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
165 Gordons Fairground Rd
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-0691
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-0691
Grades: 6-8
| 347 students
Rank: #22.
Monelison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
257 Trojan Rd
Madison Heights, VA 24572
(434) 846-1307
Madison Heights, VA 24572
(434) 846-1307
Grades: 6-8
| 513 students
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