Amherst School

Direction101 N Main St, Amherst, TX, 79312
School Rating:
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B
Good

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Amherst School is located at 101 N MAIN ST, AMHERST, TX, 79312. The school is part of AMHERST ISD.

To contact the school, call (806) 246-3221.
Teachers
Amherst School employs 19 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 5 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 126 students with a student to teacher ratio of 6.50 S/T. The special education division has 1 teacher assisting it. Amherst School also employs 3 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
EE-12
Enrollment
128
Is Charter
No
Address
101 N MAIN ST, AMHERST, TX, 79312
Principal
JOSE GONZALES
School District
Phone
(806) 246-3221
County
Lamb County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Amherst School

Accountability Ratings

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Texas edu board’s ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 83
Student Progress 91
Closing Performance Gaps 78
Overall 87

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Amherst School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 7 5.56%
Hispanic 110 87.30%
White 7 5.56%
Asian 0 0.00%
Native American 0 0.00%
Two or More Races 2 1.59%
Total Students 126 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 114 90.48%
Limited English Proficiency 70 55.56%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 70 55.56%
Gifted & Talented 5 3.97%
Special Education 11 8.73%
Teacher Student Ratio 6.50 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 0 0.00%
20 - 30 years 3 14.95%
10 - 20 years 6 29.90%
6 - 10 years 6 29.90%
1- 5 years 4 20.10%
Beginning Teacher 1 5.15%
Teacher Experience Average 10.40 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 4.60 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 19 100%
Female Teachers 15 74.74 %
Male Teachers 5 25.26 %
School Admin 2
School Support 1
Edu Aids 3
Special Education 1

Amherst School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 58% 72% 37% 66% 63%
African American 78% *% *% *% *%
Hispanic 56% 72% 34% 63% 54%
White 83% *% *% .% .%
Asian .% .% .% .% .%
Two or More Races *% *% *% .% .%
Economically Disadvantaged 57% 72% 37% 62% 58%
Male Students 56% 69% 38% 65% 63%
Female Students 60% 78% 38% 67% 50%
Special Education 71% 75% 50% *% *%
Limited English Proficiency 48% 67% 27% 50% 44%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 85.7 n/a 16.5 n/a
African American . . . .
Hispanic 85.7 . 16.5 n/a
White . . . .
Asian . . . .
Two or More Races . . . .
Male Students * . * *
Female Students * . * *
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 100 100 100 87.5 n/a 12.5 n/a
African American . . . . . . .
Hispanic 100 100 100 87.5 n/a 12.5 n/a
White . . . . . . .
Asian . . . . . . .
Two or More Races . . . . . . .
Male Students * * * * * * *
Female Students * * * * * * *
Special Education * * * * * * *
Eco Disadvantaged 100 100 100 85.7 n/a 14.3 n/a