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B+

Crocker Farm Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

280 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002 · (413) 362-1600 · Part of Amherst School District

Amherst Town’s School Grade B better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
353
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Crocker Farm Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Amherst Town kids: Amherst Regional Middle School

On the path

Where Amherst Town kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Crocker Farm ElementaryYou are here
7–8Amherst Regional Middle Schoolin Amherst

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

280 West Street, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten52
Grade 129
Grade 235
Grade 335
Grade 449
Grade 543
Grade 652
Enrollment over time
355’20
358’21
345’22
326’23
353’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 20%Asian 12%Black 12%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Crocker Farm Elementary from Amherst Town families.

Other schools in Amherst School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Amherst Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.