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Amherst Regional High High School
21 Mattoon St
Amherst MA, 01002, Hampshire County
Phone: 413-362-1701
Ranking:
(102 out of 298, top 34%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Amherst-Pelham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 79 | 81 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 96 | 93 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,004 | 1,059 | 1,083 | 1,103 | 1,168 | 1,201 | 1,219 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 246 | 24.5% | 261 | 24.6% | 273 | 25.2% | 264 | 23.9% | 294 | 25.2% | 298 | 24.8% | 309 | 25.3% |
Grade 10: | 245 | 24.4% | 259 | 24.5% | 252 | 23.3% | 280 | 25.4% | 287 | 24.6% | 307 | 25.6% | 292 | 24.0% |
Grade 11: | 260 | 25.9% | 250 | 23.6% | 284 | 26.2% | 274 | 24.8% | 295 | 25.3% | 302 | 25.1% | 311 | 25.5% |
Grade 12: | 247 | 24.6% | 283 | 26.7% | 274 | 25.3% | 285 | 25.8% | 292 | 25.0% | 294 | 24.5% | 307 | 25.2% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 519 | 51.7% | 539 | 50.9% | 548 | 50.6% | 548 | 49.7% | 573 | 49.1% | 595 | 49.5% | 571 | 46.8% |
Female: | 485 | 48.3% | 520 | 49.1% | 535 | 49.4% | 555 | 50.3% | 595 | 50.9% | 606 | 50.5% | 600 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 100 | 10.0% | 101 | 9.5% | 103 | 9.5% | 100 | 9.1% | 106 | 9.1% | 98 | 8.2% | 112 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 122 | 12.2% | 137 | 12.9% | 139 | 12.8% | 129 | 11.7% | 128 | 11.0% | 116 | 9.7% | 106 | 8.7% |
Black: | 83 | 8.3% | 69 | 6.5% | 67 | 6.2% | 85 | 7.7% | 92 | 7.9% | 105 | 8.7% | 103 | 8.4% |
White: | 614 | 61.2% | 672 | 63.5% | 683 | 63.1% | 713 | 64.6% | 780 | 66.8% | 826 | 68.8% | 849 | 69.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 84 | 8.4% | 80 | 7.6% | 88 | 8.1% | 73 | 6.6% | 57 | 4.9% | 51 | 4.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 243 | 24.2% | 228 | 21.5% | 216 | 19.9% | 196 | 17.8% | 169 | 14.5% | 150 | 12.5% | 130 | 10.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 2.6% | 46 | 4.3% | 44 | 4.1% | 69 | 6.3% | 60 | 5.1% | 44 | 3.7% | 42 | 3.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 13.08 | 13.46 | 13.05 | 13.48 | 12.50 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 72.8% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 69.4% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 77% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 50% | 51% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 90% | 91% | 36% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 36% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 48% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 55% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 61% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 65% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 9% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Amherst Regional High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.