Schools in Amherst, VA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
AMHERST MIDDLE	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	06–08	378	44	A
CENTRAL ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	334	43	A
AMHERST ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	233	40	A
TEMPERANCE ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	96	34	A
AMHERST COUNTY HIGH	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	09–12	1,218	9	A