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Amherst Elementary

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Amherst Elementary ranks 150 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Amherst Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Tomorrow River School District in Amherst, Wisconsin. With 351 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4, Amherst Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amherst Elementary's strong academic performance sets it apart, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages on the Forward Exam. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state in subjects like 3rd grade ELA (68.09% vs. 52.14%), 4th grade social studies (89.47% vs. 63.65%), and 4th grade science (78.95% vs. 50.83%). The school also excels in supporting diverse student groups, ranking in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools for special education students and the top 8% for low socioeconomic status students.

While Amherst Elementary's performance is impressive overall, the school has seen a decline in proficiency rates in recent years, a trend also observed at the district and state levels. Additionally, the nearby Tomorrow River Community Charter and Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School have lower student-teacher ratios and spending per student, though they underperform Amherst Elementary on most academic measures.

342

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,119

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

357 N Main St
Amherst, WI 54406-9102

(715) 824-5523

District: Tomorrow River School District

Students who attend Amherst Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Amherst Middle
High:	Amherst High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg55%

150^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Tomorrow River School District

107^th of 426Tomorrow River School District among Wisconsin districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	150 of 1044	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	270 of 1061	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	354 of 1067	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	523 of 1067	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	382 of 1050	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	282 of 1037	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	310 of 1025	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	623 of 1071	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	508 of 1075	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	406 of 1076	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.6	357 of 1061	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.8	413 of 1053	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	255 of 1045	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	323 of 1046	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	436 of 1045	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	537 of 1030	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.6	391 of 1021	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.6	76 of 712	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.6	253 of 633	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	214 of 1001	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	339 of 1011	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	476 of 1010	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	518 of 1017	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.4	264 of 1004	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	157 of 1002	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	242 of 997	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	69 of 870	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	56 of 866	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	62.0	268 of 871	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	665 of 859	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	518 of 847	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	77 of 874	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	42.5	525 of 854	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	131 of 1000	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	204 of 1012	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	230 of 1011	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	465 of 1017	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	500 of 1003	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	383 of 1002	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	363 of 997	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	32 of 802	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	207 of 770	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	307 of 748	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	460 of 746	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	134 of 742	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies89%+26 vs state

Science79%+28 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	342	24	14.5	26.6%	322 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	80.7	150^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.6%		73	270^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%	120	68.1	63.2					70.2	64.9					89.5		79.0		$12,119	$494	$11,626
Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	55.8	515^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.7%		35.1	779^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.6%	264	36.4	72.2	42.9	68.8	58.8	80.0	9.1	33.3	28.6	75.0	76.5	80.0	83.3	80.0	66.7	80.0	$9,764	$140	$9,625
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	66	4	16.2		59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	65	387^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.9%		49.6	628^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.8%	241	66.7		100.0		100.0		66.7		0.0		100.0						$9,811	$138	$9,673
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	293	24	12.4	36.9%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	65.3	377^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.9%		57.2	534^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.7%	157	63.0	54.3	65.9	69.7			59.3	71.4	38.6	60.6			68.6		60.0		$14,880	$838	$14,041
Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	139	12	11.8	33.1%	126 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	78.2	188^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.0%		74.9	235^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.9%	47	83.3	68.4	55.6	83.3		81.8	72.2	52.6	66.7	91.7		81.8	84.2	81.8	63.2	90.9	$16,191	$832	$15,359
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13.0	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%	23	46.6	55.1	51.8	65.0			44.8	49.3	50.9	56.7			66.7		52.2		$13,376	$874	$12,503
Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 677-4543	259	21	12.5	28.6%	242 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.4	590^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.5%		46.3	667^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.1%	77	46.9	43.8	48.5	69.0			40.6	46.9	51.5	69.0			62.5		43.8		$14,650	$787	$13,863
Bannach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	368	25	14.9	29.1%	308 (83.7%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	143	70.6	59.6	68.0	68.5			60.8	63.5	52.0	63.0			88.5		61.5		$12,132	$508	$11,624
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	522	34	15.2	43.7%	391 (74.9%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (13.6%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%	5	31.6	43.4	46.3	66.7			40.3	59.7	52.9	78.3			64.9		45.5		$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%	50	66.7	65.1	50.0	61.5			71.8	55.6	53.7	53.9			66.1		61.3		$13,658	$508	$13,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Amherst Elementary

How many students attend Amherst Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Amherst Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Amherst Elementary attend?

Students who attend Amherst Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amherst Middle
High : Amherst High

What district is Amherst Elementary in?

Tomorrow River School District

Is Amherst Elementary a good school?

Amherst Elementary ranks 150^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Amherst Elementary?

Students at Amherst Elementary are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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