Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510021000066
Amherst Middle
165 Gordons Fairground Rd, Amherst, VA 24521 · (434) 946-0691 · Amherst County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
307 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 118 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Amherst Middle→Amherst County High
Based on grade levels within Amherst County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 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 Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Amherst Middle
Amherst Middle's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Middle this school | 371 | 82.7% | 74.6% |
| Gretna Middle Gretna | 385 | 84.9% | 70.4% |
| Amelia County Middle Amelia | 306 | 84.0% | 61.9% |
| Chatham Middle Chatham | 406 | 85.2% | 79.1% |
| Central Middle Charlotte Court House | 381 | 89.2% | 75.9% |
| Liberty Middle Bedford | 518 | 86.9% | 72.4% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #127 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #109 of 342 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #144 of 342 ▼ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #291 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #150 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #231 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #122 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #81 of 99 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
371
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 371 | 28.6 | 13.0:1 | 83% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 80% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 31.8 | 10.9:1 | 77% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 46% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 47% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 34% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amherst Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (358 to 371); teachers down 8% (31 to 28.6).
About Amherst Middle
Amherst Middle is a low-enrollment middle school with its address in Amherst, Virginia. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 371 students. The school is 51% below the average for middle schools in Virginia.
Amherst County Public Schools is the local district for Amherst Middle. It runs 9 schools with 3,900 students.
The largest group at Amherst Middle is White students, at 70%. Other students are 15% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Amherst Middle scores 48%.
Teacher count: 28.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. The figure for public schools in Amherst County is close, at 82%.
In Virginia, Amherst Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 74.6% actual against a predicted 65.6%.
The school's county is Amherst County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $68,724, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,900, Amherst Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, Central Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Amherst Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 74.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 37 students, from 408 to 371. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 17.0:1.
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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
- Amelon ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Amherst County HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- Temperance ElementaryElementary · 93 students
Other Amherst Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Amherst Middle. Amherst Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLAMHERST, NY · 646 students
- Amherst Middle SchoolAmherst, NH · 635 students
- Amherst MiddleAmherst, WI · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.2 mi · 268
- Amherst Elementary1.4 mi · 307
- Amherst County High1.5 mi · 1,240
- Amelon Elementary8.3 mi · 415
- Temperance Elementary9.0 mi · 93
- Monelison Middle9.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Amherst MiddleHow large is Amherst Middle?
Amherst Middle enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Amherst Middle serve?
Amherst Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Amherst Middle have?
Amherst Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amherst Middle?
At Amherst Middle, the student body is approximately 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Amherst Middle?
Amherst Middle is overseen by Amherst County Public Schools in Amherst County.
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