Amherst Central High School
4301 Main St
Buffalo NY, 14226, Erie County
Phone: 716-362-8100
Ranking: (167 out of 989, top 17%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Amherst Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 83 | |||||||
Total Students: | 779 | 789 | 828 | 864 | 895 | 909 | 954 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 192 | 24.6% | 198 | 25.1% | 183 | 22.1% | 201 | 23.3% | 207 | 23.1% | 231 | 25.4% | 214 | 22.4% |
Grade 10: | 198 | 25.4% | 181 | 22.9% | 201 | 24.3% | 212 | 24.5% | 233 | 26.0% | 204 | 22.4% | 249 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 176 | 22.6% | 194 | 24.6% | 198 | 23.9% | 239 | 27.7% | 199 | 22.2% | 243 | 26.7% | 228 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 204 | 26.2% | 208 | 26.4% | 237 | 28.6% | 212 | 24.5% | 256 | 28.6% | 231 | 25.4% | 263 | 27.6% |
Ungraded: | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 380 | 48.8% | 396 | 50.2% | 412 | 49.8% | 432 | 50.0% | 470 | 52.5% | 460 | 50.6% | 497 | 52.1% |
Female: | 399 | 51.2% | 393 | 49.8% | 416 | 50.2% | 432 | 50.0% | 412 | 46.0% | 440 | 48.4% | 453 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 29 | 3.7% | 23 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.8% | 28 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.8% | 36 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 44 | 5.6% | 24 | 3.0% | 16 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.2% | 18 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.5% |
Black: | 136 | 17.5% | 136 | 17.2% | 136 | 16.4% | 145 | 16.8% | 142 | 15.9% | 143 | 15.7% | 145 | 15.2% |
White: | 554 | 71.1% | 594 | 75.3% | 651 | 78.6% | 677 | 78.4% | 707 | 79.0% | 722 | 79.4% | 748 | 78.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 158 | 20.0% | 142 | 17.1% | 134 | 15.5% | 128 | 14.3% | 98 | 10.8% | 217 | 22.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 54 | 6.8% | 65 | 7.9% | 59 | 6.8% | 39 | 4.4% | 46 | 5.1% | 81 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.75 | 10.04 | 10.47 | 11.04 | 10.87 | 11.20 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 89% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 91% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 86% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 88% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 82% | 86% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 91% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 74% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 93% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 91% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 90% | 91% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92% | 72% |
2005 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 97% |
2006 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 94% |
2008 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2010 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 100% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 80% | 79% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
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* Amherst Central High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.