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Amherst School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

100 N Main, Amherst, TX 79312 · (806) 246-3221 · Part of Amherst Independent School District

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Students
102
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Amherst School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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100 N Main, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten3
Grade 15
Grade 26
Grade 39
Grade 47
Grade 59
Grade 67
Grade 78
Grade 810
Grade 99
Grade 106
Grade 119
Grade 128
Enrollment over time
133’20
128’21
120’22
114’23
102’24

Down 23.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 8%Black 3%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amherst School from Amherst families.

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