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If you could change one rule at Amelon Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510021000064
Amelon Elementary
132 Amer Court, Madison Heights, VA 24572 · (434) 528-6498 · Amherst County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
347 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Amelon Elementary
Amelon Elementary's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelon Elementary this school | 415 | 83.6% | 52.1% |
| Southside Elementary Blairs | 428 | 83.6% | 89.0% |
| Brookneal Elementary Brookneal | 410 | 79.5% | 70.3% |
| Kentuck Elementary Ringgold | 478 | 87.2% | 78.5% |
| G.W. Carver Elementary Salem | 404 | 88.4% | 81.4% |
| Gretna Elementary Gretna | 493 | 83.0% | 79.6% |
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 Amelon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Amherst County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #955 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #954 of 1,111 ▼ 27 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #861 of 1,111 ▲ 47 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #777 of 1,176 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #340 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #617 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #450 of 1,157 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #556 of 759 | N/A |
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
415
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 84% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 80% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 34.5 | 12.7:1 | 78% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 54% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 52% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 33% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (446 to 415); teachers up 3% (31 to 32).
About Amelon Elementary
Amelon Elementary is an elementary school in Madison Heights, Virginia, and it is part of Amherst County Public Schools. It teaches 415 students in pre-K through 5.
The 9 schools of Amherst County Public Schools, including Amelon Elementary, enroll 3,900 students.
More than half of the students at Amelon Elementary are White (59%). Other reported shares: 26% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 74% White among all Amherst County residents. The diversity index for Amelon Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at Amelon Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. A total of 347 students, or 84%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Amherst County is similar, at 82%.
Test results at Amelon Elementary are 13.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.1% actual, 65.3% predicted).
In Amherst County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $68,724, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,900, Amelon Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Monelison Middle is closest at about 1.1 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Amelon Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Amelon Elementary is 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 416 students in 2020-21 and 415 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Amelon Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Amherst County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,485
Census ACS
Median income
$68,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst County Public Schools
- Amherst County HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Monelison MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Madison Heights ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Amherst MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Madison Heights
- Monelison MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Madison Heights ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Central Va. Training Ctr.Combined
Nearby schools
- Monelison Middle1.1 mi · 469
- Madison Heights Elementary2.8 mi · 449
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation4.6 mi · 531
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation4.6 mi · 180
- Robert S. Payne Elementary4.8 mi · 435
- E.C. Glass High5.1 mi · 1,220
Frequently asked questions
About Amelon ElementaryHow many students attend Amelon Elementary?
Amelon Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Amelon Elementary serve?
Amelon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amelon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amelon Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Amelon Elementary?
Student demographics at Amelon Elementary are roughly 59% White, 5% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Amelon Elementary in?
Amelon Elementary is part of Amherst County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.