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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 24521

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School

371

Students

Top rankedAmherst Middle188^th of 419 Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

The 24521 zip code in Virginia is home to a single middle school, Amherst Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Amherst County Public Schools district. With a total enrollment of 356 students, Amherst Middle School has a strong performance in Algebra I, with 100% proficiency or better for both 7th and 8th grade students. However, the school's performance in other subject areas, such as Mathematics and English Reading, is more mixed compared to the district and state averages.

Amherst Middle School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 80.06%, indicating the school serves a population with significant economic challenges. The school's spending per student was $7,925 for the 2020-2021 school year, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 for the 2023-2024 school year.

While Amherst Middle School has a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 188 out of 419 Virginia middle schools in 2024-2025 to 209 out of 422 in 2022-2023. This suggests the need to examine the school's performance trends over time and understand the factors contributing to these changes, in order to identify areas for improvement and support the school's ongoing efforts to enhance student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amherst Middle	Public	6-8	165 Gordons Fairground Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 946-0691	371	29	12.9	82.7%	258 (69.5%)	54 (14.6%)	19 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	58	188^th of 419 public middle schools	55.1%		58.3	187^th of 417 public middle schools	55.2%	1	100.0	100.0	57.5	64.9	59.1	67.5	79.2	79.1	70.3	80.7	$11,028	$176	$10,852

Cities Near Zip Code 24521

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Amherst	0.22 mi	5	259^th
Madison Heights	7.85 mi	5	316^th
Lynchburg	11.74 mi	29	304^th
Arrington	12.35 mi	1	192^nd
Lovingston	14.11 mi	2	103^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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