Central Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 268 students
Amherst Elementary
156 Davis St, Amherst, VA 24521
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
307
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Amherst County Public Schools
Amherst County
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About Amherst Elementary
Amherst Elementary is a public elementary school in Amherst, Virginia, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Amherst County Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Amherst County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 307 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Virginia elementary school (13.4 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 307 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Amherst County Public Schools
- County
- Amherst County
- NCES school ID
- 510021000067
Schools near Amherst Elementary
All 5 schools in Amherst →
Temperance Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 93 students
Amelon Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 415 students
Elon Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 288 students
Tye River Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 360 students
Madison Heights Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 449 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.