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Schools in Amherst

Amherst’s public schools

Holyoke School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 13% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
493 students on the public path
In brief

Amherst’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Amherst’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Holyoke Senior High School places highest (better than 47%); Holyoke Elementary School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Amherst, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Holyoke Elementary Schoolin HolyokeC−
7–12Holyoke Senior High Schoolin HolyokeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Holyoke School District RE-1J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Holyoke School District RE-1JGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 512 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,985CO $15,889 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 44.9% · 273 students tested
Math15%
State average 31.8% · 273 students tested

Amherst vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Amherst’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Amherst—Holyoke School District RE-1J

Every school in Amherst

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Amherstin other towns
Holyoke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Holyoke
C−
281 students12:1Rate it →
Holyoke Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Holyoke
B−
212 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Amherst’s schools

Are Amherst’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Amherst. Holyoke School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Amherst in?

Holyoke School District RE-1J.

Where do Amherst kids go to high school?

Holyoke Senior High School.

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What Amherst families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.