1
Alumni: what's one memory from Clark-Wilkins School that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330147000006
Clark-Wilkins School
80 Boston Post Rd., Amherst, NH 03031 · (603) 673-4411 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of New Hampshire public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
43 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 137 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (127).
Student demographics
26%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
Students here typically continue to
Clark-Wilkins School→Amherst Middle School
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
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
76.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Clark-Wilkins School
Clark-Wilkins School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark-Wilkins School this school | 676 | 6.4% | 72.3% |
| Pelham Elementary School Pelham | 750 | 9.7% | 56.9% |
| Chester Academy Chester | 508 | 6.1% | 56.9% |
| Auburn Village School Auburn | 692 | 5.6% | 62.8% |
| Bow Elementary School Bow | 542 | 5.2% | 73.0% |
| New Boston Central School New Boston | 459 | 7.6% | 60.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary 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 Clark-Wilkins School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #19 of 209 | #6 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #13 of 209 | #5 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #29 of 210 | #8 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #4 of 300 | #2 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #44 of 179 | #7 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #76 of 181 | #36 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #217 of 240 | #56 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #35 of 37 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
676
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 676 | 67.8 | 10.0:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 58.8 | 11.8:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 53.3 | 13.3:1 | 4% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 42.8 | 15.7:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark-Wilkins School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (672 to 676); teachers up 58% (42.8 to 67.8).
About Clark-Wilkins School
Clark-Wilkins School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Amherst, New Hampshire. The school reports 676 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 171% larger than the 249 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Amherst School District has a total of 2 schools and 1,311 students, Clark-Wilkins School among them.
At Clark-Wilkins School, White students make up 85% of the student body. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. Clark-Wilkins School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 6% of students. It compares with 26% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Clark-Wilkins School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.5% for Clark-Wilkins School. The school posts 72.3%, 12.9 points above the prediction.
Among Hillsborough County residents, median household income is about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 127 public schools in Hillsborough County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,974.
The nearest other public school, Jacques Memorial Elementary School, is about 2.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Clark-Wilkins School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Clark-Wilkins School had 644 students in 2020-21 and 676 in 2024-25, a 5% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.2:1 to 10.0:1.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Souhegan Coop High SchoolHigh · 696 students
- Amherst Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
Nearby schools
- Jacques Memorial Elementary School2.5 mi · 276
- Mont Vernon Village School2.9 mi · 234
- Milford High School3.1 mi · 655
- Milford Middle School3.2 mi · 445
- Souhegan Coop High School3.9 mi · 696
- Amherst Middle School4.0 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Clark-Wilkins SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clark-Wilkins School?
Clark-Wilkins School enrolls approximately 676 students in grades PK-04.
Is Clark-Wilkins School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark-Wilkins School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Clark-Wilkins School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Clark-Wilkins School.
How diverse is Clark-Wilkins School?
Clark-Wilkins School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Clark-Wilkins School?
Clark-Wilkins 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.