Summary:
The Amherst School District has one middle school, Amherst Middle School, serving grades 5–8 in Amherst, New Hampshire. The school enrolls about 635 students and has a 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio, while 8.19% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.
Amherst Middle School performs well above New Hampshire averages in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 64% in mathematics, 71% in reading, and 56% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Reading is the school’s strongest subject, with seventh grade reaching 77% proficiency. Mathematics is also a clear strength, especially in sixth grade, where 72% of students were proficient. The school’s results are generally very close to those of the Amherst School District: the school was slightly below the district in all-grade mathematics, slightly above it in reading, and equal in science.
Recent results show both strong achievement and areas to monitor. Science improved notably, rising from 48% proficiency in 2024–2025 to 56% in 2025–2026, although it remains the school’s lowest-performing subject. Mathematics declined three points over the same period, while reading increased three points. Fifth and eighth grades generally posted some of the lower results, particularly in mathematics, suggesting that school transitions and preparation for high school may deserve attention. Statewide rankings also improved substantially, from 29th in 2023–2024 to 14th in 2025–2026 in the historical data. A separate summary lists the school as 21st of 166, so rankings should be viewed as approximate, but both measures place Amherst Middle among New Hampshire’s stronger middle schools.
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