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Best Elementary Schools in Amherst, MA

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1,038

Students

Top rankedCrocker Farm Elementary211^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Amherst, Massachusetts is home to three elementary schools: Fort River Elementary, Crocker Farm Elementary, and Wildwood Elementary. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Amherst school district, which is ranked 122nd out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and rated 3 stars.

Among the three elementary schools, Crocker Farm Elementary stands out as the top performer. It has the highest statewide ranking, placing 211th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools, and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Crocker Farm consistently outperforms the Amherst district and the state of Massachusetts in MCAS Next Generation test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. Additionally, Crocker Farm has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 8.4 and the lowest spending per student at $26,368.

In contrast, Fort River Elementary and Wildwood Elementary have lower rankings and test scores compared to Crocker Farm. Fort River Elementary has the highest spending per student at $29,305, while Wildwood Elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio at 9.2. These differences in performance and resource allocation among the three schools suggest that factors beyond just funding and class size may be contributing to the variation in academic success within the Amherst school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Crocker Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	280 West Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1600	353	36	9.7		163 (46.2%)	41 (11.6%)	71 (20.1%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	77.5	211^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.7%		77.8	210^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.1%	1	51.6	58.7	57.9	62.5	58.3	59.4	53.3	48.7	59.2	55.2	61.5	61.5	$28,357
Fort River Elementary	Public	K-6	70 So East Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1200	371	40	9.2		155 (41.8%)	26 (7.0%)	131 (35.3%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	61.3	354^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.9%		61.5	351^st of 916 public elementary schools	61.7%	3	38.0	37.5	50.0	65.1	47.6	44.0	27.5	50.9	56.8	45.6	60.3	60.3	$32,885
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-6	71 Strong Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1400	314	34	9.2		136 (43.3%)	37 (11.8%)	58 (18.5%)	55 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	65.9	321^st of 906 public elementary schools	64.6%		65.7	313^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.8%	8	38.5	73.2	52.8	53.6	56.0	33.3	60.5	50.0	45.6	48.5	40.0	40.0	$32,866

Cities Near Amherst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pelham	0.09 mi	1	137^th
Hadley	4.84 mi	3	72^nd
Shutesbury	5.36 mi	1	76^th
Leverett	6.16 mi	1	88^th
Hatfield	6.73 mi	2	178^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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