Fort River Elementary

Fort River Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Amherst, Massachusetts, operated by Amherst, educateing 371 students in grades K through 6.

Within Amherst, which oversees 3 schools and 1,038 students, Fort River Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fort River Elementary records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hampshire County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Fort River Elementary has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Hampshire County shows median household income runs about $87,001, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hampshire County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students), of which Fort River Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Amherst Regional High, around 0.8 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Fort River Elementary's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 371). Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 35% across the same window.

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