Amherst Elementary (Amherst County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Virginia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Amherst Elementary is a Elementary in Amherst, VA. It currently serves 267 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Amherst County Public Schools 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 County Public Schools School District and all schools in Virginia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:267
Number of Teachers: 20
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.35

Location Info

Location: 156 Davis St, Amherst, VA 24521
Mailing Address: 156 Davis St, Amherst, VA 24521
Phone: (434)946-9704
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 50
Grade 2 41
Grade 3 34
Grade 4 48
Grade 5 39
Kindergarten 31
Pre-Kindergarten 24
Gender/Sex of Amherst Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 148 55.43
Female 119 44.57
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Amherst Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.75
Black or African American 51 19.10
Hispanic/Latino 24 8.99
Two or more races 28 10.49
White 162 60.67
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 27 18.24
Hispanic/Latino 11 7.43
Two or more races 16 10.81
White 94 63.51
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.68
Black or African American 24 20.17
Hispanic/Latino 13 10.92
Two or more races 12 10.08
White 68 57.14

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 12.00
Hispanic/Latino 11 22.00
Two or more races 3 6.00
White 30 60.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.44
Black or African American 10 24.39
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.44
Two or more races 4 9.76
White 25 60.98
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 17.65
Hispanic/Latino 2 5.88
Two or more races 1 2.94
White 25 73.53
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.08
Black or African American 8 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.17
Two or more races 8 16.67
White 29 60.42
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 9 23.08
Hispanic/Latino 3 7.69
Two or more races 2 5.13
White 25 64.10
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 12.90
Hispanic/Latino 1 3.23
Two or more races 7 22.58
White 19 61.29
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 8 33.33
Hispanic/Latino 4 16.67
Two or more races 3 12.50
White 9 37.50