Wildwood Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 314 students
Fort River Elementary
70 So East Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
371
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Amherst
Hampshire County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Fort River Elementary
Fort River Elementary is a public elementary school in Amherst, Massachusetts, serving grades K–6. It is part of Amherst. The school is located in a small city in Hampshire County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 371 students were enrolled, with about 9.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 371 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Amherst
- County
- Hampshire County
- NCES school ID
- 250189000039
Schools near Fort River Elementary
All 7 schools in Amherst →
Pelham Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 128 students
The Common School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 71 students
Crocker Farm Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 353 students
Amherst Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–4 · 23 students
Shutesbury Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 125 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.