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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Central Elementary is a Elementary in Amherst, VA. It currently serves 323 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:323
Number of Teachers: 27
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.96

Location Info

Location: 575 Union Hill Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
Mailing Address: 575 Union Hill Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
Phone: (434)946-9700
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 52
Grade 2 47
Grade 3 43
Grade 4 51
Grade 5 45
Kindergarten 58
Pre-Kindergarten 27
Gender/Sex of Central Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 175 54.18
Female 148 45.82
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Central Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 3.10
Asian 3 0.93
Black or African American 63 19.51
Hispanic/Latino 20 6.19
Two or more races 49 15.17
White 178 55.11
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 3.43
Asian 1 0.57
Black or African American 32 18.29
Hispanic/Latino 11 6.29
Two or more races 23 13.14
White 102 58.29
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2.70
Asian 2 1.35
Black or African American 31 20.95
Hispanic/Latino 9 6.08
Two or more races 26 17.57
White 76 51.35

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.92
Asian 1 1.92
Black or African American 8 15.39
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.85
Two or more races 5 9.62
White 35 67.31
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.13
Black or African American 12 25.53
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.26
Two or more races 6 12.77
White 26 55.32
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.33
Black or African American 7 16.28
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.65
Two or more races 8 18.61
White 25 58.14
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 5.88
Black or African American 9 17.65
Hispanic/Latino 9 17.65
Two or more races 7 13.73
White 23 45.10
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.22
Black or African American 7 15.56
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.22
Two or more races 6 13.33
White 30 66.67
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 5.17
Asian 1 1.72
Black or African American 14 24.14
Two or more races 12 20.69
White 28 48.28
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3.70
Black or African American 6 22.22
Hispanic/Latino 4 14.82
Two or more races 5 18.52
White 11 40.74