Temperance Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Amherst, Virginia
Temperance Elementary in Amherst, Virginia enrolled 93 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 26%
92 students in 2022-23, 102 students in 2023-24, 93 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.5 to 7.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 7.5 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 7.0 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 96 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Temperance Elementary enrolled 96 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 96 of the 96 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.1% of students were White, 5.4% Black, 4.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White87.1%
- Black5.4%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Two or more races3.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Temperance Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑69% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Amherst
3 public elementary schools in Amherst report 2024-25 enrollment; Temperance Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Elementary | 307 | 14.0 | 83.4% |
| Central Elementary | 268 | 10.7 | 82.8% |
| Temperance Elementary | 93 | 13.3 | 82.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Temperance Elementary
- Amherst ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.5 miles away: 307 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.9 miles away: 268 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- Compare Temperance Elementary with Amherst ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amherst County Public Schools spends per student$14,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,301
- The largest public schools in VirginiaTemperance Elementary is the number 1,134 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,134 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Temperance Elementary
How many students attend Temperance Elementary?
93 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 92 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Amherst, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Temperance Elementary?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Temperance Elementary a Title I school?
Temperance Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Temperance Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Temperance Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Temperance Elementary in?
Amherst County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510021000075 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.