If you visit the Massachusetts Department of Education profiles pages for each public school below, you'll be able to access detailed information including test scores, student/teacher ratios and ethnicity data. Distances are measured from the intersection of Main St. and Pleasant St. in the center of Amherst.

AMHERST SCHOOLS
District:	Amherst
Public Schools
	Amherst Regional High School Phone: (413) 362-1701 See map >> Distance from town center: .65 mi. Travel time: 3 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	Amherst Regional Middle School Phone: (413) 362-1850 See map >> Distance from town center: .98 mi. Travel time: 3 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	Crocker Farm Elementary Phone: (413) 256-6726 See map >> Distance from town center: 2.04 mi. Travel time: 5 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	Fort River Elementary Phone: (413)253-9731 See map >> Distance from town center: 1.18 mi. Travel time: 3 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	Marks Meadow Laboratory Phone: (413) 549-1507 See map >> Distance from town center: 1.59 mi. Travel time: 5 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	Wildwood Elementary Phone: (413) 549-6300 See map >> Distance from town center: 1.04 mi. Travel time: 3 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
Private Schools
	Amherst Montessori School Phone: (413) 253-3101 See map >> Distance from town center: 2.55 mi. Travel time: 6 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>
	The Common Phone: (413) 253-7913 See map >> Distance from town center: 1.08 mi. Travel time: 3 minutes	See Dept. of Educ. Profile >> See School Web Site >>

About The Town — Located in the fertile and scenic Connecticut River Valley, Amherst enjoys views of hills and mountains in all directions. Although originally a farming community, Amherst's main industry is now education, since it is the home of the main campus of the University of Massachusetts as well as two private colleges, Amherst College and Hampshire College. Consequently, the town's population varies from about 35,000 during the academic year to the mid-20's during the summer.

While the town's commercial, social and cultural life benefit from the liveliness and diversity stimulated by the colleges and the University, the town suffers financially from the fact that over half its land is tax-exempt. Amherst has long supported excellent public schools, libraries and town services; it has also worked hard both to preserve farming and open space and to provide affordable housing. Amherst is one of the few towns in the State to have met the State's goal of having 10% of its housing stock affordable.

Source: www.mass.gov
, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development