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Amherst School

Q: Is Amherst School a good school?

Amherst School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Texas alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Amherst School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Amherst School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Amherst School?

Students at Amherst School are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

4611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Amherst School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the Amherst Independent School District, with a relatively small student population of 114. Despite facing academic performance challenges, the school has consistently maintained an exceptional 4-year graduation rate of 100% and a low dropout rate of 0% in recent years.

Amherst School's key strengths include its high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and high spending per student, ranging from $13,805 to $16,117 in recent years. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.5 to 6.5, suggesting a high level of individual attention and support for students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across most grade levels and subject areas, which may be related to the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.67% to 92.11% in recent years.

Compared to the nearby Anton School and Whitharral School, Amherst School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients. Further investigation into the school's specific programs, teaching practices, and support services could provide valuable insights into how it is able to maintain such high graduation rates despite the economic disadvantages of its student population.

102

Students ?

5.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,990

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 N Main
Amherst, TX 79312

(806) 246-3221

District: Amherst Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

7.8%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (10% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Texas avg49%

Elementary school

4,611^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,335^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,821^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	4611 of 4651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	4698 of 4710	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	4557 of 4647	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4362 of 4581	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	4288 of 4578	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4227 of 4479	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	4209 of 4359	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	3571 of 4329	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	3094 of 4286	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	3817 of 4320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	3714 of 4260	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	3680 of 4221	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	3793 of 4206	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	3886 of 4095	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.6	3898 of 3937	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	3668 of 3884	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	2813 of 3768	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.3	2671 of 3724	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	2684 of 3476	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.8	3152 of 3475	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	32.8	2770 of 3465	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	4106 of 4461	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3506 of 4331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3057 of 4295	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4173 of 4240	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	2814 of 2918	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	3662 of 3668	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	3534 of 3556	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	3262 of 3487	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	2894 of 3446	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	2866 of 3333	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	3166 of 3226	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.1	4654 of 4658	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	4515 of 4588	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	4544 of 4561	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4114 of 4306	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	3541 of 3644	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	4463 of 4465	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	4385 of 4401	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	4325 of 4376	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4196 of 4329	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	3958 of 4188	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4008 of 4168	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	3545 of 3705	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	4583 of 4594	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	4499 of 4521	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	4319 of 4477	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4233 of 4451	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3849 of 4309	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4091 of 4264	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	3386 of 3739	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4449 of 4647	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4277 of 4585	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3833 of 4563	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4287 of 4498	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4034 of 4357	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4149 of 4319	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	2335 of 2344	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	2353 of 2372	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2162 of 2330	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1848 of 2254	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1900 of 2252	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1785 of 2193	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1494 of 2080	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	1839 of 2027	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	1895 of 1987	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	1821 of 2043	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.5	665 of 1987	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.5	1428 of 1973	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1677 of 1951	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1713 of 1895	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	1249 of 1803	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	1194 of 1763	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.5	1406 of 1718	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	1494 of 1684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1342 of 1585	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.4	1118 of 1582	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.1	760 of 1573	51.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1637 of 2182	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	1073 of 2118	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.7	2040 of 2058	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1994 of 2008	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1424 of 1428	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1767 of 1770	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1396 of 1720	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1204 of 1643	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	742 of 1592	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.6	2079 of 2242	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1808 of 2047	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1948 of 2008	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	1729 of 1731	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2104 of 2119	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2011 of 2116	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1726 of 2077	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1693 of 2043	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1427 of 1935	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1156 of 1895	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	1817 of 1820	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	2211 of 2235	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2047 of 2251	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1479 of 2220	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1721 of 2172	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1876 of 2073	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1518 of 2039	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	1815 of 1818	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2170 of 2246	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1769 of 2168	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1985 of 2069	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1059 of 2030	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	47 of 1891	97.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1821 of 1974	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1195 of 1990	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1609 of 1961	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1481 of 1876	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	1139 of 1861	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1597 of 1857	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1168 of 1797	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1404 of 1777	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	1298 of 1762	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1326 of 1743	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	1200 of 1734	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	1035 of 1652	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.1	713 of 1603	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.2	1348 of 1672	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	1366 of 1568	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	1406 of 1539	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	1353 of 1510	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	1375 of 1497	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1283 of 1430	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.1	972 of 1429	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	942 of 1427	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	1666 of 1837	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1489 of 1829	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1719 of 1810	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1326 of 1784	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1099 of 1153	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	691 of 1437	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	1017 of 1371	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1017 of 1278	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	1546 of 1891	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1701 of 1841	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.2	617 of 1815	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	2.6	1747 of 1798	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	95.3	9 of 1781	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1416 of 1453	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1282 of 1805	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1602 of 1820	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1302 of 1762	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	937 of 1743	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1489 of 1714	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1029 of 1691	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1381 of 1513	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1235 of 1884	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1574 of 1897	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1505 of 1847	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1119 of 1848	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1586 of 1818	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1200 of 1794	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1371 of 1515	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	87.4	89 of 1891	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	3.5	1858 of 1913	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1578 of 1853	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1484 of 1840	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1308 of 1824	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1336 of 1803	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)9th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile+97 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Female (2023)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading29%-28 vs state

U.S. History29%-39 vs state

English I Reading25%-26 vs state

Reading19%-35 vs state

Biology14%-48 vs state

Mathematics0%-42 vs state

Science0%-38 vs state

Social Studies0%-30 vs state

Algebra I0%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Amherst School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 N Main	Amherst	79312	Lamb County	Amherst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 246-3221	102	19	5.2	94.1%	8 (7.8%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	14.3	25.0	28.6	28.6	27.3	20.0	37.5	14.3	0.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,990
Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	230	25	9.1	75.7%	52 (22.6%)	3 (1.3%)	173 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)	53.3	57.1	33.3	54.2	65.0	52.9	70.6	27.3	40.0	47.4	55.6	47.1	55.6	18.2	33.3	47.4	55.6	9.1	44.4	22.2	$12,868
Springlake-Earth Daep	Public, Alternative	10	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 257-3310	1	1	1.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	175	19	9.4	65.7%	40 (22.9%)	4 (2.3%)	125 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)	37.5	55.6	27.8	63.6	60.0	30.8	44.4	55.6	30.0	40.0	40.0	30.8	22.2	11.1	20.0	30.0	27.3	11.1	27.3	9.1	$12,235
Whitharral School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 2nd St	Whitharral	79380	Hockley County	Whitharral Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 299-1135	229	20	11.4	41.0%	127 (55.5%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)								(n/a)	66.7	90.0	80.0	52.9	58.8	90.0	75.0	83.3	80.0	80.0	84.2	80.0	66.7	77.8	60.0	60.0	57.9	77.8	63.2	10.5	$13,243

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How many students attend Amherst School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Amherst School.

What district is Amherst School in?

Amherst Independent School District (Isd)

Is Amherst School a good school?

Amherst School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Texas alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Amherst School?

Students at Amherst School are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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