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Which teacher or staff member at Amherst Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON LOCAL·NCES 390498503714
Amherst Elementary School
8750 Jane St NW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 830-8024 · Stark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
229 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jackson Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
75.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 70.8% |
| 2021-22 | 72.1% | 72.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (75.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Elementary School this school | 462 | 49.6% | 75.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School Kettering | 477 | 45.9% | 82.3% |
| Whiteford Elementary School Toledo | 418 | 48.6% | 66.9% |
| Midview North Elementary School Grafton | 517 | 50.7% | N/A |
| Edgewood Primary School Trenton | 451 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Stadium Drive Elementary School Youngstown | 378 | 47.6% | 79.8% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #357 of 673 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #487 of 1,569 ▲ 163 | #21 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #484 of 1,569 ▲ 10 | #19 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #795 of 1,514 | #27 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #621 of 1,808 | #16 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #675 of 1,582 | #15 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #702 of 1,590 | #23 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #270 of 767 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #397 of 992 | #4 of 21 |
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
462
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 26.8 | 17.1:1 | 43% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 23.5 | 20.4:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 32% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 9% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 26 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amherst Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (549 to 462); teachers up 23% (22 to 27).
About Amherst Elementary School
Amherst Elementary School is an elementary school in Massillon, Ohio, according to federal school records. School enrollment was 462 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Jackson Local is the local district for Amherst Elementary School. It runs 6 schools with 5,741 students.
Amherst Elementary School's enrollment is 76% White. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Stark County's population at about 85%. By the diversity index, Amherst Elementary School comes in at 41%.
The teaching staff at Amherst Elementary School is 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. Public schools in Stark County average 36%.
Amherst Elementary School is 5.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (75.1% versus 70.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Stark County census figures show that median household income is about $67,934, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 101 public schools operate in Stark County, serving about 53,798 students.
The closest other public school is Whittier Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Amherst Elementary School's average proficiency of 75.1% compares with 81.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Amherst Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 462, 9% below the 509 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 23.1:1 to 17.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Local
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Sauder Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Lake Cable Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
Other Amherst Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Amherst Elementary. Amherst Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Amherst Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 683 students
- Amherst ElementaryAmherst, WI · 342 students
- Amherst ElementaryAmherst, VA · 307 students
- AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NE · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary School1.7 mi · 366
- Massillon Preschool2.0 mi · 175
- Jackson High School2.1 mi · 1,881
- Jackson Memorial Middle School2.6 mi · 1,313
- Sauder Elementary School2.7 mi · 722
- Washington High School3.0 mi · 1,211
Frequently asked questions
About Amherst Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Amherst Elementary School?
Amherst Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Amherst Elementary School serve?
Amherst Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amherst Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amherst Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Amherst Elementary School?
Amherst Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Amherst Elementary School public or private?
Amherst Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.