Summary
Amherst High is a public high school in Amherst, WI, serving grades 9–12 with 349 students as part of the Tomorrow River School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 152 of 533 Wisconsin high schools (71st percentile, 4 stars), well above its district's 53rd-percentile rank. That is a turnaround story: the school sat at the 29th percentile in 2016–2017 and 35th in 2015–2016, then reached the 70th–73rd percentile range in four of the last five reported years.
On 2025–2026 10th-grade assessments, Amherst's ACT English Language Arts proficiency was 64%, far above the state's 48.47% and the strongest among nearby comprehensive 9–12 high schools — only the much smaller Point of Discovery School scored higher, at 66.67%. Math came in at 46.67% (state: 42.93%), fourth-highest nearby behind Iola-Scandinavia High, Rosholt High, and Stevens Point Area Senior High. Science was 49.33% (state: 43.2%), third-highest in the group. Social studies, at 48.75%, is barely above the state's 48.25% and is the current watch item after sitting in the 56–60% range the prior two years. ELA and math have both climbed in recent years.
Operationally, Amherst reports a 98.9% graduation rate (state: 92.0%), a 0.5% dropout rate, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism (state: 17.3%) — strong results near the top of the nearby group, with only Iola-Scandinavia and Almond-Bancroft High lower on absenteeism. Every reported student subgroup ranks above the state median, with low-income students especially strong at the 75th percentile or better in recent years. About 21.78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, lower than most nearby schools, and spending is $17,284 per student with a 12.2 student–teacher ratio. Overall, Amherst is a top local option, roughly comparable to Rosholt and Stevens Point at the top of the group and clearly ahead of Little Wolf High, Wild Rose High, and Almond-Bancroft.
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