Top Rankings
Amherst School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 639 students in Amherst School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in New Hampshire.
Public Middle School in Amherst School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the New Hampshire public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the New Hampshire public middle school average of 16% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
2 Schools
156 Schools
# Students
1,347 Students
49,263 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
4,619 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Amherst School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 189 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#55 out of 189 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
36%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.28
# American Indian Students
3 Students
95 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
29 Students
1,449 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
47 Students
3,041 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
6%
# Black Students
17 Students
895 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
1,216 Students
41,621 Students
% White Students
90%
85%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
34 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
2,133 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
408
# Students in K Grade:
116
1,477
# Students in 1st Grade:
139
1,550
# Students in 2nd Grade:
130
1,587
# Students in 3rd Grade:
123
1,623
# Students in 4th Grade:
156
1,989
# Students in 5th Grade:
138
4,365
# Students in 6th Grade:
151
10,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
170
12,430
# Students in 8th Grade:
180
13,072
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
30
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
36
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
22
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,360 is higher than the state median of $21,644. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,393 is higher than the state median of $20,877. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$3,646 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$3,517 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,360
$21,644
Spending / Student
$21,393
$20,877
Best Amherst School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Amherst Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
14 Cross Rd.
Amherst, NH 03031
(603) 673-8944
Amherst, NH 03031
(603) 673-8944
Grades: 5-8
| 639 students
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