Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310007000018
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
100 N SYCAMORE, AMHERST, NE 68812 · (308) 826-3131 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
34 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 203 | 16.7% | 69.1% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE | 277 | 17.3% | 63.8% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ASHLAND | 247 | 19.8% | 68.1% |
| FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ADAMS | 280 | 15.4% | 72.5% |
| LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEIGH | 201 | 21.9% | 59.0% |
| BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY | 272 | 17.6% | 73.7% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #102 of 311 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #184 of 398 | #9 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #130 of 438 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #373 of 587 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #309 of 379 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #364 of 379 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #306 of 359 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #152 of 220 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
203
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 203 | 12.5 | 16.2:1 | 17% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 11.6 | 18.4:1 | 20% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 12 | 18.7:1 | 21% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 24% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 12.1 | 17.9:1 | 32% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 21% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 36% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | 14% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 8 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (217 to 203); teachers up 4% (12.1 to 12.5).
About AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in AMHERST, Nebraska, is AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It teaches 203 students in pre-K through 6. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska (about 272).
AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS has a total of 2 schools and 360 students, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
A large majority of enrollment at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 94%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. The diversity index for AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. The school reported 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 33% average among public schools in Buffalo County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools: 69.1% actual against 70.5% predicted.
In Buffalo County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $75,911 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Buffalo County number 28, with about 8,449 students.
Among nearby public schools, AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Amherst Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Amherst Elementary. AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Amherst Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 683 students
- Amherst Elementary SchoolMassillon, OH · 462 students
- Amherst ElementaryAmherst, WI · 342 students
- Amherst ElementaryAmherst, VA · 307 students
Nearby schools
- AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 157
- ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 215
- ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 149
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 118
- BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 272
- WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Buffalo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.