Fort River Elementary (Amherst SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Fort River Elementary is a Elementary in Amherst, MA. It currently serves 346 students (grades KG-06). The school is part of the Amherst School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Amherst School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:346

Number of Teachers: 39

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.89

Location Info

Location: 70 So East Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Mailing Address: 70 So East Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Phone: (413)362-1200

Website: http://www.arps.org/fr

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	58
Grade 2	53
Grade 3	43
Grade 4	60
Grade 5	48
Grade 6	36
Kindergarten	48

Gender/Sex of Fort River Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	191	55.20
Female	155	44.80

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Fort River Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.29
Asian	35	10.12
Black or African American	23	6.65
Hispanic/Latino	118	34.10
Two or more races	19	5.49
White	150	43.35

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.52
Asian	24	12.57
Black or African American	15	7.85
Hispanic/Latino	65	34.03
Two or more races	13	6.81
White	73	38.22

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	7.10
Black or African American	8	5.16
Hispanic/Latino	53	34.19
Two or more races	6	3.87
White	77	49.68

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	7	12.07
Black or African American	1	1.72
Hispanic/Latino	24	41.38
Two or more races	2	3.45
White	24	41.38

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	5.66
Black or African American	2	3.77
Hispanic/Latino	23	43.40
Two or more races	1	1.89
White	24	45.28

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	9.30
Black or African American	5	11.63
Hispanic/Latino	18	41.86
Two or more races	1	2.33
White	15	34.88

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	10.00
Black or African American	3	5.00
Hispanic/Latino	18	30.00
Two or more races	8	13.33
White	25	41.67

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.08
Asian	6	12.50
Black or African American	3	6.25
Hispanic/Latino	7	14.58
Two or more races	3	6.25
White	28	58.33

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	13.89
Black or African American	1	2.78
Hispanic/Latino	11	30.56
Two or more races	3	8.33
White	16	44.44

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	8.33
Black or African American	8	16.67
Hispanic/Latino	17	35.42
Two or more races	1	2.08
White	18	37.50