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Amherst Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
14 Cross Rd.
Amherst, NH 03031
Phone
(603) 673-8944
District
Amherst School District
County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
639
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.5% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Amherst Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
46%
62%
53%
56%
38%
59%
46%
62%
53%
56%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
46%
59%
51%
49%
41%
54%
46%
59%
51%
49%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
63%
45%
73%
53%
52%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
42%
57%
50%
40%
34%
49%
42%
57%
50%
40%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 138 21.6%
Grade 6 151 23.6%
Grade 7 170 26.6%
Grade 8 180 28.2%
Total 639 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.6% Unreported 86.3%
Black 1.4% Unreported 2.4%
Hispanic 3.2% Unreported 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% Unreported 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% Unreported 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.1% 5.2% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 5.5% 4.5% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 0.7% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,766 1,402,054
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 347.0 157
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 16.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.0% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.5% 28.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 19.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,481 551,186
Single Parent Households With Children 2.8% 6.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 99.4% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 64.1% 39.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 50.6% 27.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.6% 20.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.6% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.9% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.8% 7.8%
$15,000 or less 2.1% 5.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,645 $17,045,000 59.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,519 $3,396,000 11.8%
Staff $381 $514,000 1.8%
General Administration $1,315 $1,773,000 6.2%
School Administration $1,103 $1,487,000 5.2%
Operation $1,614 $2,176,000 7.6%
Transportation $641 $864,000 3.0%
Other $308 $415,000 1.4%
Total Support $7,882 $10,625,000 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $850 $1,146,000 4.0%
Total Expenditures $21,377 $28,816,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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