📍 357 N Main St, Amherst, Portage County, 54406
Amherst Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amherst, Portage County. The school has 277 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tomorrow River School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amherst Middle enrolls 277 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 277 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amherst Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-30, state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Amherst Middle is one of 6 schools in Tomorrow River School District, based in Amherst, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,198 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 277 students, Amherst Middle is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant