Amherst Middle School
165 Gordons Fairground Rd, Amherst, VA, 24521-0450 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Amherst Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Amherst County, VA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 437 students
% Male / % Female 58%  /  42%
Total Classroom Teachers 40 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 139 students
Grade 7 - 162 students
Grade 8 - 136 students
This School
(VA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(VA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 3%
% Hispanic 1% 6%
% Black 27% 30%
% White 70% 60%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(VA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 35% 25%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(VA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Amherst County Public s School District
This School's Agency
(VA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 10 8
Number of Students Managed 4,755 students 4,271 students
District Total Revenue $39,613,000 $39,265,000
District Expenditure $38,916,000 $38,374,000
District Revenue / Student $8,331 $9,193
District Expenditure / Student $8,184 $8,985
In the News:
  • Jolly good times this holiday season (The Buffalo News)
    posted on November 27, 2009 at 02:18:18 pm
    Rejoice! That's what it tells us in Scriptures. And even if you're not religious, there is something about the dark month of December that makes us want to celebrate. The ancient Romans had the feast of Saturnalia, reveling in honor of Saturn, the most forbidding of their gods. Tree-worshipping Druids had their own rituals (and the less we know about them the better) to fight off the dying of ...
  • Sports Talk (Merrimack Journal)
    posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:19:33 pm
    LACROSSE. The Merrimack High School Lacrosse Booster Club will hold its annual meeting and board elections at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in Room 202 of the high school.
  • These Amherst girls are on the move (The Cabinet)
    posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:13:42 pm
    AMHERST – Nobody but Emily Grudzien could see anything, so they all had to trust her verbal instructions and follow them closely if they had any hope of getting where they wanted to go.
  • NEW ARREST (The Cabinet)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:58:11 pm
    AMHERST – The debate over whether the unique freedoms enjoyed by Souhegan High School students may be doing them, and the community, more harm than good has surfaced again – this time on the subject of security and safety in and around the campus.
  • Amherst students learn fish tales (The Cabinet)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:12:40 pm
    NASHUA – Bryce Knight was given the job of mixing newly stripped Atlantic salmon eggs with the milt that would fertilize them in a plastic basin. He found the eggs a little slimy.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (24521)
School Zip (24521)
(VA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 9,859 people 6,688,554 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 26%
Population Average Age 39 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $38,564 $50,018
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 34 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (24521)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 79% / 21% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Monelison Middle School - 662 students - 8.9 mi. away - view location
2. Nelson Middle School - 450 students - 8.9 mi. away - view location
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