Education Period
Public K-6
Address
          70 So East Street Amherst , MA 01002
Overview
Fort River Elementary, located in 70 So East Street Amherst , MA 01002, serves 306 students with a student/teacher ratio of 8.3. It belongs to Amherst and ranks 433rd of 932 Massachusetts Elementary Schools.
School District
District: Amherst
Number of students:
306
              Public School Search 
              Rank:
            
            433rd
433rd of 932 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditure
$25,185
| Student/Teacher Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Student/Teacher Ratio | 8.3 | 
| Racial Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| White: | 45.8% | 
| Hispanic: | 29.1% | 
| Asian: | 11.8% | 
| Two or more races: | 7.2% | 
| African American: | 5.6% | 
| American Indian: | 0.3% | 
| Pacific Islander: | 0.3% | 
| Free/Discounted lunch recipients | |
|---|---|
| Free/Discounted lunch recipients | 43.7% | 
Performance Trends
Statewide Performance
Average Standard Score
Test Score Average
Average Standard Score
Student Body
Enrollment
Average Standard Score
% Free/Reduced Lunch
Immunization % Complete (Kindergarten)
Teachers
Student/Teacher Ratio
# Full-Time Teachers
Finance
Per Pupil Expenditures
Map and Boundary of Fort River Elementary
School Ranking in Massachusetts
PublicSchoolSearch ranks 433rd of 932 Massachusetts Elementary Schools.
District Ranking in State
PublicSchoolSearch ranks 433rd of 932 Massachusetts Elementary Schools.
Average Parent Rating
Historical Ranking of Fort River Elementary to other Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Statewide Rank Position Percentile
Impact of COVID-19 on Fort River Elementary
Rankings
| 
                        Rank  Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)  | 
                                    
                        Rank  Pandemic (2020-2021)  | 
                                    
                        Rank  Post-pandemic (2018-2019)  | 
                                    Change (%) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranks 458th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 433rd of 932 Elementary schools | 2.2%  |                 
Test Scores
| 
                        % proficient  Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)  | 
                                    % proficient Pandemic (2020-2021) | % proficient Post-pandemic (2021-2022) | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fort River Elementary) | 77 | 64.9 | 
                                         12.1%  | |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Amherst) | 55 | 59.3 | 
                                         4.3%  | |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 44 | 
                                         12%  | |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort River Elementary) | 54 | 41.7 | 
                                         12.3%  | |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Amherst) | 44 | 44.9 | 
                                         0.9%  | |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41.1 | 
                                         7.9%  | |
| 4th Grade English Language Arts (Fort River Elementary) | 47 | 36.4 | 
                                         10.6%  | |
| 4th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst) | 50 | 40.7 | 
                                         9.3%  | |
| 4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 38.4 | 
                                         13.6%  | |
| 4th Grade Mathematics (Fort River Elementary) | 58 | 43.3 | 
                                         14.7%  | |
| 4th Grade Mathematics (Amherst) | 50 | 34.2 | 
                                         15.8%  | |
| 4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 42.4 | 
                                         6.6%  | |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Fort River Elementary) | 49 | 32 | 
                                         17%  | |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst) | 48 | 40.4 | 
                                         7.6%  | |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 40.6 | 
                                         11.4%  | |
| 5th Grade Mathematics (Fort River Elementary) | 52 | 37.3 | 
                                         14.8%  | |
| 5th Grade Mathematics (Amherst) | 47 | 40.8 | 
                                         6.2%  | |
| 5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 36.2 | 
                                         12.8%  | |
| 5th Grade Science (Fort River Elementary) | 41 | 37.3 | 
                                         3.8%  | |
| 5th Grade Science (Amherst) | 42 | 45.1 | 
                                         3.1%  | |
| 5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 42.8 | 
                                         5.2%  | |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Fort River Elementary) | 52 | 51.4 | 
                                         0.7%  | |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst) | 48 | 52.1 | 
                                         4.1%  | |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 41.5 | 
                                         12.5%  | |
| 6th Grade Mathematics (Fort River Elementary) | 52 | 55.6 | 
                                         3.6%  | |
| 6th Grade Mathematics (Amherst) | 51 | 51.5 | 
                                         0.5%  | |
| 6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41.9 | 
                                         9.2%  | |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Fort River Elementary) | 56 | 45.2 | 
                                         10.8%  | |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Amherst) | 51 | 48.3 | 
                                         2.7%  | |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 41.3 | 
                                         10.8%  | |
| All Grades Mathematics (Fort River Elementary) | 54 | 43.8 | 
                                         10.2%  | |
| All Grades Mathematics (Amherst) | 47 | 43 | 
                                         4%  | |
| All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 39.1 | 
                                         9.9%  | |
| All Grades Science (Fort River Elementary) | 41 | 37.3 | 
                                         3.8%  | |
| All Grades Science (Amherst) | 42 | 45.1 | 
                                         3.1%  | |
| All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 42.3 | 
                                         4.7%  | 
Student Body
| 
                        Number of Students  Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)  | 
                                    Number of Students Pandemic (2020-2021) | 
                        Number of Students  Post-pandemic (2021-2022)  | 
                                    Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Students | 315 | 306 | 
                                         2.9%  | 
                |
| African American | 23 | 17 | 
                                         26.1%  | 
                |
| American Indian | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Asian | 48 | 36 | 
                                         25%  | 
                |
| Hispanic | 68 | 89 | 
                                         30.9%  | 
                |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| White | 153 | 140 | 
                                         8.5%  | 
                |
| Two or More Races | 23 | 22 | 
                                         4.3%  |