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Amherst School District

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At a glance

21^stof 166 New Hampshire districts▼ 1

Better than 87% of New Hampshire districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

1 School St
Amherst, NH 03031-0849·(603) 673-2690·All New Hampshire district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 87.3% of districts

Schools

1,311

Students

5-star school

Top rankedAmherst Middle School14^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools

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Summary:

The Amherst School District in Amherst, New Hampshire, includes two schools serving about 1,311 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade: Clark-Wilkins School for grades PK–4 and Amherst Middle School for grades 5–8. Both schools are high-performing statewide, with rankings around the 90th percentile, while no high school is included in this district list.

Clark-Wilkins School has a slight enrollment advantage, serving 676 students compared with 635 at Amherst Middle School. It is the stronger school in mathematics, with 74% of students proficient compared with 64% at the middle school and 44% statewide. Fourth-grade math is a particular strength, reaching 80% proficiency. Reading results are also strong at 69%, although slightly below the middle school’s 71%. The elementary school reports a lower student-teacher ratio, 9.9 to 1 versus 12.2 to 1 at the middle school. Its overall ranking has remained consistently strong, reaching the 90th percentile in 2025–26.

Amherst Middle School currently leads the district in statewide ranking, placing 14th out of 138 middle schools and earning five stars. Its ranking improved sharply from the 78th percentile in 2023–24 to the 90th percentile in 2025–26. Reading is its strongest tested subject, and science proficiency improved eight points to 56%, well above the 38% state average. Mathematics remains above the state average but declined three points year over year, making it an area to monitor. Grade-level results vary, with sixth-grade math and seventh-grade reading standing out, while fifth- and eighth-grade math are comparatively lower. Overall, the district offers strong academic performance, with math strongest in elementary school and reading slightly stronger in middle school.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Clark-Wilkins School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Boston Post Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-4411	676	68	9.9	6.4%	577 (85.4%)	9 (1.3%)	42 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	85.5	24^th of 230 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.6	21^st of 224 public elementary schools	90.6%	3	68.0	80.0					74.0	70.0	68.0					69.0				$19,242
Amherst Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Cross Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-8944	635	52	12.2	8.2%	571 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	86.1	14^th of 138 public middle schools	89.9%		81.9	15^th of 132 public middle schools	88.6%	1			60.0	72.0	66.0	60.0	64.0			67.0	69.0	77.0	67.0	71.0	58.0	55.0	56.0	$20,246

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford School District	2.47 mi	5	109^th
Mont Vernon School District	2.91 mi	1	3^rd
Souhegan Cooperative School District	3.86 mi	1	10^th
Merrimack School District	4.41 mi	6	64^th
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	5.51 mi	4	116^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 New Hampshire Department of Education.

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