Top 5 Best Amherst Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 4,038 students in Amherst, OH. Amherst has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Ohio.
The top ranked public schools in Amherst, OH are Walter G. Nord Middle School, Amherst Junior High School and South Amherst Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Amherst, OH public schools have an average math proficiency score of 80% (versus the Ohio public school average of 63%), and reading proficiency score of 78% (versus the 64% statewide average). Schools in Amherst have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Ohio public schools.
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public school average of 30% (majority Black).
Best Amherst, OH Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Walter G. Nord Middle School
Math: 86% | Reading: 80%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
501 Lincoln St
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4441
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4441
Grades: 3-5
| 788 students
Rank: #22.
Amherst Junior High School
Math: 85% | Reading: 80%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
548 Milan Ave
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-0324
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-0324
Grades: 6-8
| 849 students
Rank: #33.
South Amherst Middle School
Math: 74% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
152 W Main St
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 986-7021
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 986-7021
Grades: 6-8
| 413 students
Rank: #44.
Marion L Steele High School
Math: 56% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
450 Washington St
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4433
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4433
Grades: 9-12
| 1,239 students
Amherst, Ohio Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
393 S Lake St
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 984-2496
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 984-2496
Grades: 3-5
| 530 students
600 Shupe Ave
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4090
Amherst, OH 44001
(440) 988-4090
Grades: PK-1
| 549 students
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