📍 101 N Main St, Amherst, Lamb County, 79312
Amherst School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Amherst, Lamb County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Gonzales. It is part of the Amherst Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Amherst School enrolls 120 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White and 3.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 88% |
| White | 9 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 120 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amherst School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Amherst School is one of 1 schools in AMHERST ISD, based in AMHERST, Texas. The district serves 102 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 120 students, Amherst School is larger than the district average of about 102 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant