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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMELIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510018000062
Amelia County Elementary
8533 N Five Forks Rd, Amelia Court House, VA 23002 · (804) 561-2433 · Amelia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
655 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · 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 Amelia County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Amelia County Elementary
Amelia County Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia County Elementary this school | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary Louisa | 672 | 88.8% | 81.8% |
| Richmond County Elementary Warsaw | 854 | 85.7% | 61.9% |
| Wilson Elementary Fishersville | 655 | 82.0% | 67.6% |
| Twin Springs Elementary Danville | 618 | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| Tomahawk Elementary Lynchburg | 667 | 76.9% | 73.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Amelia County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #942 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #861 of 1,111 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #934 of 1,111 ▲ 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #107 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #528 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #717 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #440 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #161 of 324 |
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
778
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 778 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 84% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 50.7 | 14.9:1 | 82% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 85% (644) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 44 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 40.4 | 17.9:1 | 55% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 50% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 53% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 43% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 38 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (725 to 778); teachers up 39% (40.4 to 56).
About Amelia County Elementary
Amelia County Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Amelia Court House, Virginia. It educates 778 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Amelia County Public Schools (3 schools, 1,600 students) runs Amelia County Elementary.
White students are the majority at Amelia County Elementary, with 66% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 at Amelia County Elementary, with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Amelia County average 84%.
allk12 grades Amelia County Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.2%.
Amelia County Elementary is located in Amelia County, where the median household income is $76,717, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Amelia County Elementary, Amelia County has 2 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Amelia County High, about 0.2 miles away. Amelia County Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 67.8% on proficiency, and Amelia County Elementary is below that at 53.3%.
The NCES locale for Amelia County Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
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Amelia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,462
Census ACS
Median income
$76,717
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amelia County Public Schools
- Amelia County HighHigh · 516 students
- Amelia County MiddleMiddle · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Amelia County High0.2 mi · 516
- Amelia County Middle0.4 mi · 306
- Grange Hall Elementary12.6 mi · 724
- Crewe Primary13.3 mi · 370
- Moseley Elementary13.6 mi · 972
- Nottoway Intermediate15.0 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Amelia County ElementaryHow large is Amelia County Elementary?
Amelia County Elementary enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
Is Amelia County Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amelia County Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Amelia County Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Amelia County Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amelia County Elementary?
At Amelia County Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Amelia County Elementary in?
Amelia County Elementary is part of Amelia County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.