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Amelon Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

132 Amer Court, Madison Heights, VA 24572 · (434) 528-6498 · Part of Amherst County Public Schools

Madison Heights’ School Grade B better than 56% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
415
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Amelon Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Madison Heights kids: Monelison Middle

On the path

Where Madison Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Amelon ElementaryYou are here
6–8Monelison Middle469 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

132 Amer Court, Madison Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten66
Grade 154
Grade 276
Grade 370
Grade 476
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
416’20
434’21
438’22
415’23
415’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 26%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amelon Elementary from Madison Heights families.

Other schools in Amherst County Public Schools

The district →
Madison Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison Heights
D
449 students14:1
Amherst Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
B
307 students14:1
Elon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison Heights
C+
288 students13:1
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
C−
268 students11:1
Temperance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
B−
93 students13:1
Monelison Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison Heights
C−
469 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Madison Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.