Amherst Regional Middle School
170 Chestnut St
Amherst MA, 01002, Hampshire County
Phone: 413-362-1800
Ranking: (305 out of 1,316, top 23%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 47 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 54 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 474 | 474 | 462 | 471 | 493 | 530 | 567 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 242 | 51.1% | 236 | 49.8% | 240 | 51.9% | 221 | 46.9% | 248 | 50.3% | 241 | 45.5% | 289 | 51.0% |
Grade 8: | 232 | 48.9% | 238 | 50.2% | 222 | 48.1% | 250 | 53.1% | 245 | 49.7% | 289 | 54.5% | 278 | 49.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 262 | 55.3% | 266 | 56.1% | 245 | 53.0% | 241 | 51.2% | 252 | 51.1% | 265 | 50.0% | 258 | 45.5% |
Female: | 212 | 44.7% | 208 | 43.9% | 217 | 47.0% | 230 | 48.8% | 241 | 48.9% | 265 | 50.0% | 263 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 50 | 10.5% | 53 | 11.2% | 47 | 10.2% | 37 | 7.9% | 42 | 8.5% | 63 | 11.9% | 47 | 8.3% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 13.9% | 54 | 11.4% | 53 | 11.5% | 68 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 63 | 11.9% | 68 | 12.0% |
Black: | 29 | 6.1% | 32 | 6.8% | 33 | 7.1% | 33 | 7.0% | 28 | 5.7% | 20 | 3.8% | 35 | 6.2% |
White: | 285 | 60.1% | 288 | 60.8% | 295 | 63.9% | 292 | 62.0% | 295 | 59.8% | 338 | 63.8% | 373 | 65.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 43 | 9.1% | 46 | 9.7% | 34 | 7.4% | 41 | 8.7% | 51 | 10.3% | 46 | 8.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 24.3% | 118 | 24.9% | 106 | 22.9% | 103 | 21.9% | 104 | 21.1% | 75 | 14.2% | 100 | 17.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.2% | 19 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.4% | 31 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.7% | 35 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.00 | 9.79 | 10.18 | 9.91 | 10.46 | 9.80 | 10.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 74.0% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 89% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 42.5% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 56% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 45.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Amherst Regional Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.