Amelia County Elementary

Amelia County Elementary is a primary school of sizable scale in Amelia Court House, Virginia, overseen by Amelia County Public Schools, teacheing 778 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Amelia County Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,600 students; Amelia County Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Amelia County Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Amelia County Elementary lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Amelia County Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.2%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of -11.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Amelia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,717 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Amelia County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,600 students), Amelia County Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Amelia County High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Amelia County Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

Amelia County Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amelia County Elementary has rose 7%, going from 725 students in 2018 to 778 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 4% to 11%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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