For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 868 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 36% 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
448 Schools
# Students
3,965 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
296 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
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
0.55
0.70
# American Indian Students
42 Students
845 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
20 Students
23,246 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
223 Students
54,991 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
18%
# Black Students
768 Students
66,738 Students
% Black Students
19%
21%
# White Students
2,517 Students
145,582 Students
% White Students
63%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
525 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
391 Students
20,787 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
141
1,227
# Students in K Grade:
285
2,557
# Students in 1st Grade:
292
2,554
# Students in 2nd Grade:
288
2,836
# Students in 3rd Grade:
284
3,010
# Students in 4th Grade:
280
3,036
# Students in 5th Grade:
284
4,468
# Students in 6th Grade:
296
78,046
# Students in 7th Grade:
269
93,323
# Students in 8th Grade:
303
93,990
# Students in 9th Grade:
298
7,012
# Students in 10th Grade:
326
7,347
# Students in 11th Grade:
330
6,831
# Students in 12th Grade:
289
6,477
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,797 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,694 is less than the state median of $15,257. 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
$12,797
$15,502
Spending / Student
$12,694
$15,257
Best Amherst County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Amherst Middle 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
| 356 students
Rank: #22.
Monelison Middle 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
| 512 students
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