Amherst Middle

Located at 165 Gordons Fairground Rd, in Amherst, Virginia, Amherst Middle is a small middle school that educates 371 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Amherst County Public Schools. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Within Amherst County Public Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 3,900 students, Amherst Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Amherst Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder looks like 15% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Amherst Middle reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 83% of students at Amherst Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Amherst Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.6%, the actual is 74.6%, a residual of +9.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Amherst County) shows that median household earnings sit near $68,724, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Amherst County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,900 students), of which Amherst Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Amherst Middle comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Amherst Middle's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 371). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 77% to 70%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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