Amherst Elementary School
Phone: (865) 560-7001
Fax: (865) 560-7005
Fax: (865) 560-7005
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- Principal / Admin: Carolyn Lee
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 5th
- School Location: A Large Suburb
Brief Description
- Amherst Elementary School serves Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Knoxville, Which Is Part Of Knox County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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2 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on August 02, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Best school ever cant get anymore perfect
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on September 10, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Love this school!!
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Amherst Elementary School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 128
- 1st Grade: 126
- 2nd Grade: 135
- 3rd Grade: 125
- 4th Grade: 99
- 5th Grade: 117
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 2
- Asian: 11
- Hispanic: 20
- Black: 102
- White: 608
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 403
- Female: 340
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 34.1%
- All Knoxville Schools: 33.3%
- All Tennessee Schools: 47.8%
- State Colleges
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Pellissippi State Technical Community College
- 10915 Hardin Valley Road
- Knoxville, TN 37933
- (865) 694-6400
- ITT Technical Institute
- 10208 Technology Dr
- Knoxville, TN 37932
- (865) 671-2800
- Fountainhead College of Technology
- 3203 Tazewell Pke
- Knoxville, TN 37918
- (865) 688-9422
- Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc
- 4704 Western Ave
- Knoxville, TN 37921
- (865) 588-7878
- The University of Tennessee
- Circle Park
- Knoxville, TN 37996
- (865) 974-1000
- South College
- 200 Hayfield Road
- Knoxville, TN 37922
- (865) 251-1800
Libraries Near This School
- KARNS BRANCH LIBRARY
- 7516 OAK RIDGE HIGHWAY
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37931
- (865) 470-8663
- CARTER BRANCH LIBRARY
- 9036 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37924
- (865) 933-5438
- MCCLUNG, E.TN HISTORY CENTER & KNOX ARCHIVES
- 601 SOUTH GAY STREET
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37902
- (865) 215-8809
- FARRAGUT BRANCH LIBRARY
- 417 N. CAMPBELL STATION ROAD
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37922
- (865) 777-1750
- MURPHY BRANCH LIBRARY
- L. T. ROSS BUILDING
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37921
- (865) 521-7812
- FOUNTAIN CITY BRANCH LIBRARY
- 5300 STANTON ROAD
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37918
- (865) 689-2681
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 743
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 38
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 19.6:1
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Nearby Schools
- Karns Middle School
- 2.7 Mi
- Karns Elementary School
- 2.9 Mi
- Karns Annex Alternative School
- 3.0 Mi
- Ball Camp Primary School
- 3.6 Mi
- Byington Solway Vocational School
- 3.7 Mi
- Karns High School
- 3.8 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Grace Christian Academy
- 1.3 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; TN Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools