Wildwood Elementary

Wildwood Elementary is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Amherst, Massachusetts, overseen by Amherst, caters to 314 students in grades K through 6.

Within Amherst, which oversees 3 schools and 1,038 students, Wildwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Wildwood Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Hampshire County shows median household income runs about $87,001, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Wildwood Elementary 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.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wildwood Elementary has contracted 22%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 12% to 18% over that span.

On allk12, 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.