Summary:
ZIP code 01002 covers Amherst and Pelham in western Massachusetts, where six public schools — four elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 6 (Crocker Farm begins at pre-K), one middle school for grades 7–8, and one high school for grades 9–12 — enroll roughly 2,348 students across three districts: Amherst-Pelham, Amherst, and Pelham.
Results here sit at or above state averages in nearly every subject. Pelham Elementary is the strongest elementary, posting the ZIP's top math (56.76%) and science proficiency (77.27% versus 40.98% statewide) with the smallest enrollment and lowest per-pupil spending. Amherst Regional High leads overall, with the best secondary math (67.18%) and science, Biology proficiency of 79.69% against 37.68% statewide, a 92.5% graduation rate, and a climb from the 74th to the 85th statewide percentile. Crocker Farm Elementary tops elementary English language arts at 56.8%, and Amherst Regional Middle School shows the group's widest civics margin (57.72% versus 39.77% statewide). Fort River Elementary is the caution: the highest spending ($29,305 per pupil) but the lowest elementary results in all three subjects, including a sharp science drop.
Class sizes are uniformly small, ranging from 9.2 to 11.3 students per teacher. Among elementaries, spending does not track performance — the lowest-spending school outperforms the highest-spending one. Because science is tested only in grade 5, year-to-year swings (Pelham up 24.3 points, Fort River down 18.5) reflect single cohorts rather than program quality. At the high school, rank improved while 10th-grade ELA fell 12.5 points, since state scores declined faster. Middle-school math (45.37%) is the softest secondary result, clearing the state by only 4.3 points. Free/reduced-lunch figures are not reported, and spending data are from 2020–21, older than the 2025–26 tests.
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