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Amherst Regional High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 7 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Amherst Regional High
Located at 21 Mattoon Street, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst Regional High is an average-sized high school that caters to 816 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Amherst-Pelham.
Within Amherst-Pelham, which oversees 2 schools and 1,182 students, Amherst Regional High is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Amherst Regional High lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Amherst Regional High reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hampshire County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,001, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Amherst Regional High is one of 45 public schools in Hampshire County (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students).
Nearest neighbor: Amherst Regional Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Amherst Regional High operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Amherst Regional High's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 933 (now 816). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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