Amelon Elementary

Summary:

Amelon Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison Heights, Virginia, serving 438 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Amherst County Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amelon Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, with a 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 44.12% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 62.72% and the state's 70.11%. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 733 and 983 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Amelon's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and White students, are also low, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Amelon Elementary's academic performance lags behind that of nearby schools within the Amherst County Public Schools district, such as Elon Elementary and Madison Heights Elementary, which generally perform better on SOL assessments. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 52.76% in 2021-2022 to 78.08% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students that may be impacting student learning and achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 132 Amer Court
       Madison Heights, VA  24572


(434) 528-6498

District: Amherst County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
983rd of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,071 Help


Students who attend Amelon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Monelison Middle
High:    Amherst County High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  415

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.5%
African American:
23.4%
Two or more races:
9.9%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80% Help


 See top rated Virginia elementary schools

 Compare Amelon Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Amelon Elementary ranks worse than 88.2% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Amherst County Public Schools District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.8. (See more...)
Help
Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), African American (23.4%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 80% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Amelon Elementary is 12.9, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Amherst County Public Schools District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Amelon Elementary employs 32 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Amelon Elementary is $8,071. 4 elementary schools in the Amherst County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Amelon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Amelon Elementary 983rd of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Amelon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Amherst County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Amherst County Public Schools 95th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Amelon Elementary.

What do you think?

Your rating for Amelon Elementary?

Rank History for Amelon Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Amelon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 36.75 784th 1062 26.2%
2006 39.71 768th 1071 28.3%
2007 43.23 704th 1083 35.0%
2008 66.19 339th 1081 68.6%
2009 61.25 410th 1082 62.1%
2010 48.90 667th 1113 40.1%
2011 30.29 938th 1117 16.0%
2012 38.95 803rd 1117 28.1%
2013 29.44 891st 1120 20.4%
2014 28.41 908th 1110 18.2%
2015 42.77 737th 1100 33.0%
2016 41.11 749th 1096 31.7%
2017 30.48 877th 1099 20.2%
2018 41.23 754th 1097 31.3%
2019 49.51 639th 1105 42.2%
2021 38.15 733rd 1103 33.5%
2022 30.16 846th 1109 23.7%
2023 20.34 936th 1114 16.0%
2024 14.80 983rd 1114 11.8%
See the entire list of Virginia Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Amelon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.06 860th 1036 17.0%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Amelon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.33 927th 1100 15.7%
2024 17.75 957th 1098 12.8%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Amelon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.50 904th 1093 17.3%
2024 14.38 986th 1101 10.4%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for White students at Amelon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.04 959th 984 2.5%
2024 3.29 972nd 979 0.7%
See the entire list of Best Virginia Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Amelon Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: Virginia Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)
100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

  

Reviews:
Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, October 17, 2014

Open Quote We moved to Madison Heights from a school district that rated in the 10% of the state of Virginia. My daughter was failing miserably and I was having a hard time getting an IEP for her or any services to help her out. We were paying for tutors and doing anything we could think of to get her to her grade level. I was very nervous/worried about the move because of the school's rank and how poorly they did on tests. Those fears were unfounded. The day school started I had an appointment with the special education coordinator (something that took 4 months at the previous school) and she was evaluated for reading and other subjects. We are now almost 3 months into the school year and my daughter is doing AMAZING. She is happy and excited to go to school and she is learning and improving. Sometimes school is more than the test scores. Amelon Elementary's staff members are AMAZING. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Amelon Elementary

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 482 482
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 451 451
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 451 451
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 462 462
1993 355 93 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 449
1994 346 117 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 464
1995 347 144 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1996 347 144 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1997 316 125 1 0 4 n/a n/a 0 446
1998 310 133 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 445
1999 290 143 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 436
2000 298 141 7 1 3 n/a n/a -4 446
2001 305 135 7 1 3 n/a n/a 0 451
2002 285 142 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 437
2003 285 142 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 437
2004 286 140 7 8 6 n/a n/a -129 318
2005 320 130 9 5 8 n/a n/a 0 472
2006 322 136 6 8 6 n/a n/a 8 486
2007 304 135 3 7 4 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 313 127 4 9 3 n/a n/a 1 457
2009 312 128 6 15 4 n/a n/a 0 465
2010 303 143 6 13 2 n/a n/a 2 469
2011 281 140 5 16 3 0 18 0 463
2012 289 144 4 16 2 0 29 0 484
2013 268 148 1 17 2 0 30 0 466
2014 315 136 1 14 5 0 33 0 504
2015 285 119 0 17 3 0 32 0 456
2016 304 106 2 17 3 1 34 0 467
2017 294 106 1 14 4 2 52 0 473
2018 284 108 2 8 2 2 40 0 446
2019 286 110 3 9 4 2 30 0 444
2020 277 95 5 10 6 1 33 0 427
2021 260 101 6 11 3 1 34 0 416
2022 266 104 7 11 2 5 39 0 434
2023 254 118 7 14 2 2 41 0 438
2024 247 97 6 18 5 1 41 0 415

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Amelon Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 482 28.6 16.8 n/a
1990 451 26.0 17.3 n/a
1991 451 28.5 15.8 n/a
1992 462 29.0 15.9 n/a
1993 449 28.1 16.0 n/a
1994 464 23.1 n/a 19.8
1995 491 n/a 0.0 27.3
1996 491 n/a 0.0 27.3
1997 446 n/a 0.0 25.3
1998 445 n/a 0.0 26.1
1999 436 29.5 14.8 28.9
2000 446 n/a 0.0 32.2
2001 451 32.8 13.8 33
2002 437 40.0 10.9 35.9
2003 437 40.0 10.9 35.9
2004 318 35.0 12.8 42.3
2005 472 34.0 13.9 41.5
2006 486 33.0 14.7 47.1
2007 453 37.5 12.1 45.5
2008 457 27.5 16.6 47.4
2009 465 29.0 16.0 42.2
2010 469 28.4 16.5 49.3
2011 463 26.6 17.3 52.1
2012 484 34.1 14.1 57.9
2013 466 33.1 14.0 56.9
2014 504 32.0 15.7 56
2015 456 32.0 14.2 55.7
2016 467 32.0 14.5 52
2017 473 31.5 15.0 52.9
2018 446 31.0 14.3 54.3
2019 444 30.0 14.8 53.2
2020 427 30.0 14.2 53.6
2021 416 23.0 18.0 n/a
2022 434 27.5 15.7 52.8
2023 438 34.5 12.6 78.1
2024 415 32.0 12.9 80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Amelon Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 482 28.6 16.8 n/a
1990 451 26.0 17.3 n/a
1991 451 28.5 15.8 n/a
1992 462 29.0 15.9 n/a
1993 449 28.1 16.0 n/a
1994 464 23.1 n/a 19.8
1995 491 n/a 0.0 27.3
1996 491 n/a 0.0 27.3
1997 446 n/a 0.0 25.3
1998 445 n/a 0.0 26.1
1999 436 29.5 14.8 28.9
2000 446 n/a 0.0 32.2
2001 451 32.8 13.8 33
2002 437 40.0 10.9 35.9
2003 437 40.0 10.9 35.9
2004 318 35.0 12.8 42.3
2005 472 34.0 13.9 41.5
2006 486 33.0 14.7 47.1
2007 453 37.5 12.1 45.5
2008 457 27.5 16.6 47.4
2009 465 29.0 16.0 42.2
2010 469 28.4 16.5 49.3
2011 463 26.6 17.3 52.1
2012 484 34.1 14.1 57.9
2013 466 33.1 14.0 56.9
2014 504 32.0 15.7 56
2015 456 32.0 14.2 55.7
2016 467 32.0 14.5 52
2017 473 31.5 15.0 52.9
2018 446 31.0 14.3 54.3
2019 444 30.0 14.8 53.2
2020 427 30.0 14.2 53.6
2021 416 23.0 18.0 n/a
2022 434 27.5 15.7 52.8
2023 438 34.5 12.6 78.1
2024 415 32.0 12.9 80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Amelon Elementary

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $773 (10.6%) $6,525 (89.4%) $7,298
2020 $726 (9.3%) $7,086 (90.7%) $7,812
2021 $712 (8.8%) $7,359 (91.2%) $8,071

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Amelon Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 639th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 936th of 1114 Elementary schools
 26.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Amelon Elementary)7657.6
 18.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Amherst County Public Schools)8161.7
 19.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Amelon Elementary)6949.2
 19.9%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Amherst County Public Schools)7462
 12%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Amelon Elementary)8159
 22%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Amherst County Public Schools)8261.2
 20.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Amelon Elementary)8358.1
 24.9%
   4th Grade English Reading (Amherst County Public Schools)7669.2
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Amelon Elementary)8359.4
 23.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Amherst County Public Schools)8361.1
 21.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Amelon Elementary)7937.5
 41.5%
   5th Grade Science (Amherst County Public Schools)7653.8
 22.2%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Amelon Elementary)7860
 18%
   5th Grade English Reading (Amherst County Public Schools)7866.3
 11.7%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students444438
 1.4%
African American110118
 7.3%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian37
 133.3%
Hispanic914
 55.6%
Pacific Islander22
White286254
 11.2%
Two or More Races3041
 36.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.2%78.1%
 24.9%


Schools Near Amelon Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about Amelon Elementary

Students who attend Amelon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monelison Middle
High : Amherst County High

Students at Amelon Elementary are 60% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 415 students attended Amelon Elementary.

Amelon Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Virginia elementary schools.


Rate Amelon Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Amelon Elementary!




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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 122 milliseconds.