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Alumni: what's one memory from Amherst Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330147000007
Amherst Middle School
14 Cross Rd., Amherst, NH 03031 · (603) 673-8944 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
52 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 153 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 29% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · 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 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
67.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amherst Middle School
Amherst Middle School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Middle School this school | 635 | 8.2% | 63.5% |
| Cooperative Middle School Stratham | 945 | 9.2% | 55.8% |
| Bow Memorial School Bow | 524 | 3.6% | 58.6% |
| Merrimack Middle School Merrimack | 480 | 10.6% | 44.3% |
| Barrington Middle School Barrington | 398 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| James Mastricola Upper Elementary School Merrimack | 533 | 14.1% | 50.4% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amherst Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #13 of 85 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #8 of 85 | #5 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #17 of 85 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #20 of 101 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #60 of 74 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #52 of 74 | #21 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #78 of 90 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #55 of 57 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
635
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 635 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 55.5 | 11.6:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 61.8 | 10.3:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 53 | 11.6:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 47.6 | 13.4:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 67 | 11.9:1 | 5% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 71 | 13.0:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 48 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amherst Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (637 to 635); teachers up 9% (47.6 to 52).
About Amherst Middle School
Among the schools in Amherst, New Hampshire, is Amherst Middle School, a large middle-grades school. Federal data show 635 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in New Hampshire average about 379 students, which makes this school 68% larger than average.
Amherst School District includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 1,311 students.
Of every 100 students at Amherst Middle School, about 90 are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 52 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.2:1. The average for middle schools in New Hampshire, 11.1:1, is lower. Roughly 8% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is 26%.
Amherst Middle School 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 86% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Amherst Middle School is 5.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.5% actual, 58.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
In Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $103,545 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County has 127 public schools with about 53,974 students, including Amherst Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Souhegan Coop High School is about 0.2 miles from Amherst Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Amherst Middle School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Amherst Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count rose 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst School District
- Clark-Wilkins SchoolElementary · 676 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Souhegan Coop High SchoolHigh · 696 students
- Clark-Wilkins SchoolElementary · 676 students
Other Amherst Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Amherst Middle. Amherst Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLAMHERST, NY · 646 students
- Amherst MiddleAmherst, VA · 371 students
- Amherst MiddleAmherst, WI · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Souhegan Coop High School0.2 mi · 696
- Thorntons Ferry School2.9 mi · 504
- Merrimack Middle School3.6 mi · 480
- Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)3.8 mi · 408
- Academy for Science and Design Charter (H)3.8 mi · 264
- Jacques Memorial Elementary School3.9 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Amherst Middle SchoolHow large is Amherst Middle School?
Amherst Middle School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Amherst Middle School serve?
Amherst Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Amherst Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Amherst Middle School.
How diverse is Amherst Middle School?
Amherst Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Amherst Middle School?
Amherst Middle School is overseen by Amherst School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.