AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Score 88.5/100: better than 88% of New York high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% proficient on state tests in New York, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New York schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 11 published results by grade and test
As published by New York State Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | High school | Regents Common Core English Language Art | 88 | 226 |
| Math | High school | Regents Algebra I | 88 | 181 |
| Math | High school | Regents Common Core Algebra II | 96 | 147 |
| Math | High school | Regents Common Core Geometry | hidden (small group) | 3 |
| Math | High school | Regents Geometry | 95 | 143 |
| Science | High school | Regents Living Environment | 85 | 218 |
| Science | High school | Regents Phy Set/Chemistry | 89 | 128 |
| Science | High school | Regents Phy Set/Earth Sci | 96 | 108 |
| Science | High school | Regents Phy Set/Physics | 85 | 68 |
| Social studies | High school | Regents NF Global History | 90 | 220 |
| Social studies | High school | Regents US History&Gov't | 93 | 211 |
School profile
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 886
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Amherst, NY 14226
"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in New York. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL at a glance
AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school in Amherst, New York, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Amherst Central School District. It has about 886 students (a typical New York high school has 449). About 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 56% at a typical New York high school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 88% in English language arts (similar schools: 75%) and 93% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other New York high schools, it scores 88.5 out of 100: better than 88% of them, ranking #110 of 954. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.