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Amherst Middle School
Cross Rd
Amherst NH, 03031, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-673-8944
Ranking:
(24 out of 355, top 7%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Amherst School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 53 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 684 | 727 | 762 | 798 | 794 | 801 | 814 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 148 | 21.6% | 140 | 19.3% | 152 | 19.9% | 185 | 23.2% | 189 | 23.8% | 169 | 21.1% | 190 | 23.3% |
Grade 6: | 142 | 20.8% | 149 | 20.5% | 185 | 24.3% | 189 | 23.7% | 165 | 20.8% | 196 | 24.5% | 185 | 22.7% |
Grade 7: | 171 | 25.0% | 222 | 30.5% | 223 | 29.3% | 208 | 26.1% | 216 | 27.2% | 221 | 27.6% | 210 | 25.8% |
Grade 8: | 223 | 32.6% | 216 | 29.7% | 202 | 26.5% | 216 | 27.1% | 224 | 28.2% | 215 | 26.8% | 229 | 28.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 323 | 47.2% | 352 | 48.4% | 371 | 48.7% | 408 | 51.1% | 411 | 51.8% | 406 | 50.7% | 417 | 51.2% |
Female: | 361 | 52.8% | 375 | 51.6% | 391 | 51.3% | 390 | 48.9% | 383 | 48.2% | 387 | 48.3% | 393 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 21 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.9% | 29 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.7% | 20 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.9% | 12 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.5% |
Black: | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.1% |
White: | 632 | 92.4% | 669 | 92.0% | 701 | 92.0% | 731 | 91.6% | 735 | 92.6% | 755 | 94.3% | 775 | 95.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.2% | 24 | 3.3% | 22 | 2.9% | 25 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 11.59 | 12.19 | 11.84 | 11.28 | 11.70 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 63% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 67% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 67% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 72% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 51% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 50% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 52% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 60% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 56% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 55% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 58% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 61% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 67% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 68% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 72% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 74% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 65% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 72% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 73% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 76% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 79% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 59% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 66% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 75% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 72% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 56% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 62% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 66% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 67% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 71% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 76% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 78% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 82% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 82% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 49% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 42% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 43% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 51% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 64% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 61% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
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* Amherst Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.