Amherst High High School
357 North Main St Amherst WI, 54406, Portage County Phone: 715-824-5522 Ranking:  (165 out of 453, top 36%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Tomorrow River 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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 275 | 281 | 280 | 283 | 291 | 282 | 272 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 75 | 27.3% | 74 | 26.3% | 70 | 25.0% | 60 | 21.2% | 76 | 26.1% | 73 | 25.9% | 74 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 74 | 26.9% | 71 | 25.3% | 61 | 21.8% | 75 | 26.5% | 72 | 24.7% | 77 | 27.3% | 70 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 69 | 25.1% | 58 | 20.6% | 78 | 27.9% | 75 | 26.5% | 74 | 25.4% | 70 | 24.8% | 66 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 57 | 20.7% | 78 | 27.8% | 71 | 25.4% | 73 | 25.8% | 69 | 23.7% | 62 | 22.0% | 62 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 140 | 50.9% | 143 | 50.9% | 147 | 52.5% | 143 | 50.5% | 152 | 52.2% | 144 | 51.1% | 142 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 135 | 49.1% | 138 | 49.1% | 133 | 47.5% | 140 | 49.5% | 131 | 45.0% | 130 | 46.1% | 126 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 264 | 96.0% | 270 | 96.1% | 272 | 97.1% | 276 | 97.5% | 285 | 97.9% | 274 | 97.2% | 265 | 97.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 16.0% | 48 | 17.1% | 46 | 16.4% | 40 | 14.1% | 33 | 11.3% | 25 | 8.9% | 28 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 9.5% | 20 | 7.1% | 16 | 5.7% | 17 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.9% | 17 | 6.0% | 17 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.74 | 12.16 | 12.22 | 12.09 | 12.83 | 12.00 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| WKCE | ||||||
| 2006 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 70% |
| 2007 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 73% |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 70% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 74% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 47% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 74% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 76% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 78% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 40% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 70% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 75% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 78% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 82% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Amherst 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.