Impact of COVID-19 on Amherst Regional Middle School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 172nd of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 135th of 501 Middle schools | 7.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 58 | 52.9 | 5.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst-Pelham) | 58 | 50.8 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 52 | 48.8 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Amherst-Pelham) | 52 | 47.1 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 55 | 46.5 | 8.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Amherst-Pelham) | 53 | 45.8 | 7.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 43 | 42.1 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Amherst-Pelham) | 41 | 41.1 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 52 | 51.5 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Science (Amherst-Pelham) | 52 | 50 | 2% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 57 | 49.7 | 7.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Amherst-Pelham) | 56 | 48.3 | 7.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 48 | 45.5 | 2.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Amherst-Pelham) | 47 | 44.2 | 2.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Amherst Regional Middle School) | 52 | 51.5 | 0.5% |
All Grades Science (Amherst-Pelham) | 52 | 50 | 2% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 416 | 372 | 10.6% |
African American | 37 | 26 | 29.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 34 | 41 | 20.6% |
Hispanic | 76 | 59 | 22.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 234 | 219 | 6.4% |
Two or More Races | 34 | 21 | 38.2% |