Amherst Elementary School (Knox County SCH DIST.), Tennessee - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Amherst Elementary School is a Elementary in Knoxville, TN. It currently serves 692 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Knox County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Knox County School District and all schools in Tennessee.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:692

Number of Teachers: 53

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.06

Location Info

Location: 5101 Schaad RD, Knoxville, TN 37931

Mailing Address: 5101 Schaad RD, Knoxville, TN 37931

Phone: (865)560-7001

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	133
Grade 2	106
Grade 3	95
Grade 4	106
Grade 5	100
Kindergarten	119
Pre-Kindergarten	33

Gender/Sex of Amherst Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	360	52.02
Female	332	47.98

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Amherst Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	0.43
Black or African American	57	8.24
Hispanic/Latino	123	17.77
Two or more races	75	10.84
White	434	62.72

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	0.56
Black or African American	30	8.33
Hispanic/Latino	62	17.22
Two or more races	38	10.56
White	228	63.33

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.30
Black or African American	27	8.13
Hispanic/Latino	61	18.37
Two or more races	37	11.15
White	206	62.05

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	9	6.77
Hispanic/Latino	24	18.05
Two or more races	16	12.03
White	84	63.16

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.94
Black or African American	7	6.60
Hispanic/Latino	19	17.93
Two or more races	10	9.43
White	69	65.09

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	10	10.53
Hispanic/Latino	9	9.47
Two or more races	15	15.79
White	61	64.21

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	8	7.55
Hispanic/Latino	24	22.64
Two or more races	11	10.38
White	63	59.43

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	9	9.00
Hispanic/Latino	19	19.00
Two or more races	10	10.00
White	62	62.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.68
Black or African American	11	9.24
Hispanic/Latino	21	17.65
Two or more races	10	8.40
White	75	63.03

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	9.09
Hispanic/Latino	7	21.21
Two or more races	3	9.09
White	20	60.61