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Amherst Regional High
A+

Amherst Regional High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

21 Mattoon Street, Amherst, MA 01002 · (413) 362-1701 · Part of Amherst-Pelham School District

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

Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
816
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Amherst Regional High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

7–8Amherst Regional Middle Schoolin Amherst
9–12Amherst Regional HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 49.3%

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

21 Mattoon Street, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9193
Grade 10197
Grade 11231
Grade 12189
Ungraded6
Enrollment over time
870’20
858’21
858’22
841’23
816’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 19%Asian 12%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amherst Regional High from Amherst Town families.

Other schools in Amherst-Pelham 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.