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Enrollment
816
High
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST-PELHAM·NCES 250192000042
Amherst Regional High
21 Mattoon Street, Amherst, MA 01002 · (413) 362-1701 · Hampshire County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Massachusetts public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 193 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 189 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amherst-Pelham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2018
Math
61.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2018
What 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.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 88.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Amherst Regional High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #64 of 327 ▲ 15 | #2 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #51 of 326 ▲ 23 | #2 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #67 of 315 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #143 of 379 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #168 of 325 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #42 of 325 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #99 of 188 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
816
-54 (-6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 816 | 72.1 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 68.3 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 73.7 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 70 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 66.4 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 71 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,103 | 84 | 13.1:1 | 24% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 1,365 | N/A | N/A | 13% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amherst Regional High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (933 to 816); teachers up 9% (66.4 to 72.1).
About Amherst Regional High
Students in Amherst, Massachusetts, attend Amherst Regional High, a mid-sized high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 816 students on the rolls.
Amherst-Pelham is the local district for Amherst Regional High. It runs 2 schools with 1,182 students.
Of every 100 students at Amherst Regional High, about 54 are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Hampshire County's residents are about 82% White, 28 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Amherst Regional High scores 63%.
Amherst Regional High has 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1.
Amherst Regional High earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Massachusetts public high schools.
For Hampshire County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $87,001 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hampshire County number 45, with about 16,626 students.
Amherst Regional High is about 0.3 miles from Amherst Regional Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Amherst Regional High is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 816, from 870 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hampshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,028
Census ACS
Median income
$87,001
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,626 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst
- Fort River ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Amherst Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 366 students
- Crocker Farm ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Amherst Regional Middle School0.3 mi · 366
- Wildwood Elementary0.5 mi · 314
- Fort River Elementary0.8 mi · 371
- Pelham Elementary2.3 mi · 128
- Crocker Farm Elementary2.3 mi · 353
- Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School3.0 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Amherst Regional HighHow large is Amherst Regional High?
Amherst Regional High enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Amherst Regional High serve?
Amherst Regional High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amherst Regional High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amherst Regional High is approximately 11.3:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Amherst Regional High?
Student demographics at Amherst Regional High are roughly 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Amherst Regional High?
Amherst Regional High is overseen by Amherst-Pelham in Hampshire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.