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Sweet Home Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1901 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 · (716) 250-1203 · Part of Sweet Home Central School District

Amherst’s School Grade A− better than 82% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
1,105
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sweet Home Senior High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

5–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sweet Home Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency93%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1901 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9250
Grade 10272
Grade 11285
Grade 12285
Ungraded13
Enrollment over time
1,039’20
1,040’21
1,072’22
1,091’23
1,105’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 24%Asian 12%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sweet Home Senior High School from Amherst families.

Other schools in Sweet Home Central School District

The district →
Heritage Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
C−
452 students13:1
Glendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tonawanda
C+
443 students12:1
Willow Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
B−
427 students12:1
Maplemere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Amherst
B−
488 students12:1
Sweet Home Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Amherst
C−
858 students11:1

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 New York’s other public schools; Amherst’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.