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AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL in Amherst, NY





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School's weighted overall test average compared to other schools in New York from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 86 (+1.1 z-score)

(Our score takes into account sex and racial score differences, it is weighed according to the number of students taking the test, and gives more weight to recent results)

Street address:
4301 MAIN ST
Amherst, NY 14226

Phone in 2006 (make sure to verify first before calling): (716) 362-8100
Name of school district : AMHERST CSD
Name of county : ERIE
School principal name : JOANN BALAZS
Range of grades from low to high : 9-12

Number of full-time principals : 1
Number of full-time assistant principals : 2
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals : 7
Number of full-time teachers : 80
Number of part-time teachers : 2
Number of part-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals : 2

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) outcome in 2005-2006 for All Students: YES
AYP outcome for White: YES

Total enrollment in grade 9:  225
Total enrollment in grade 10:  269
Total enrollment in grade 11:  255
Total enrollment in grade 12:  228
Total enrollment in AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL:  977
State average for 324 schools with this grade range:  913.1

Attendance rate in 2005:  94%
State average for schools with this grade range:  93%

Student suspension count total : 64
Suspensions per 100 students:  6.6
State average for schools with this grade range:  8.9


Year 2006
213 out of 217 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).
This school:  98.2%
State average from 960 schools:  73.9%

127 out of 217 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).
This school:  58.5%
State average:  31.5%

201 out of 202 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).
This school:  99.5%
State average from 955 schools:  77.0%

125 out of 202 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).
This school:  61.9%
State average:  34.0%

12 out of 15 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).
This school:  80.0%
State average from 759 schools:  41.3%

2 out of 15 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (Students with Disabilities).
This school:  13.3%
State average:  5.8%


Year 2005
223 out of 227 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).
This school:  98.2%
State average from 930 schools:  70.1%

159 out of 227 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).
This school:  70.0%
State average:  29.8%

215 out of 216 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).
This school:  99.5%
State average from 921 schools:  73.5%

158 out of 216 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).
This school:  73.1%
State average:  32.4%

8 out of 11 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).
This school:  72.7%
State average from 739 schools:  38.4%

1 out of 11 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (Students with Disabilities).
This school:  9.1%
State average:  5.7%


Year 2004
161 out of 220 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).
This school:  73.2%
State average from 912 schools:  54.8%

156 out of 195 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).
This school:  80.0%
State average from 902 schools:  58.3%

5 out of 25 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).
This school:  20.0%
State average from 724 schools:  21.6%


Post-graduation plans of students in 2006
170 graduates plan to go to a 4-year college (117 in-state, 53 out-of-state).
This school:  78.3%
State average from 977 schools:  37.6%

34 graduates plan to go to a 2-year college (34 in-state, 0 out-of-state).
This school:  15.7%
State average:  29.4%

1 plan to enroll in other post-secondary institutions outside NYS.
0 graduates plan to enlist in the military.
This school:  0.0%
State average:  1.8%

11 plan to pursue employment.

Regents test results in 2006
184 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  95.7%
State average from 1212 schools:  86.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  85.3%
State average:  76.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  37.0%
State average:  36.0%


157 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  96.8%
State average from 949 schools:  88.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  86.6%
State average:  79.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  41.4%
State average:  38.1%


262 students tested in Regents Living Environment (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  95.4%
State average from 1185 schools:  89.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  87.8%
State average:  78.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  38.2%
State average:  25.7%


227 students tested in Regents Living Environment (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  97.8%
State average from 976 schools:  90.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  93.4%
State average:  80.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  43.6%
State average:  28.0%


259 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  97.3%
State average from 1001 schools:  88.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  93.8%
State average:  78.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  71.8%
State average:  44.3%


239 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  98.7%
State average from 820 schools:  90.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  96.7%
State average:  81.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  75.3%
State average:  48.6%


20 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  80.0%
State average from 789 schools:  71.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  60.0%
State average:  55.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  30.0%
State average:  18.0%


159 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  92.5%
State average from 881 schools:  75.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  79.2%
State average:  62.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  27.7%
State average:  17.2%


27 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  88.9%
State average from 666 schools:  68.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  77.8%
State average:  52.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  11.1%
State average:  9.9%


273 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  95.2%
State average from 1025 schools:  79.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  90.8%
State average:  66.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  57.1%
State average:  28.8%


243 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  97.9%
State average from 855 schools:  83.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  94.7%
State average:  70.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  62.6%
State average:  32.5%


30 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  73.3%
State average from 832 schools:  58.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  60.0%
State average:  41.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  13.3%
State average:  8.1%


88 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Physics (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  97.7%
State average from 745 schools:  87.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  93.2%
State average:  76.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  45.5%
State average:  26.4%


255 students tested in Regents English (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  95.3%
State average from 1012 schools:  88.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  91.8%
State average:  78.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  47.1%
State average:  32.0%


235 students tested in Regents English (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  97.4%
State average from 833 schools:  91.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  94.9%
State average:  83.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  50.2%
State average:  36.0%


20 students tested in Regents English (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  70.0%
State average from 810 schools:  65.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  55.0%
State average:  48.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  10.0%
State average:  5.2%


35 students tested in Regents Living Environment (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  80.0%
State average from 823 schools:  71.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  51.4%
State average:  53.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  2.9%
State average:  5.2%


251 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  98.4%
State average from 1209 schools:  92.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  97.6%
State average:  81.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  65.7%
State average:  33.2%


233 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  100.0%
State average from 999 schools:  94.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  99.6%
State average:  84.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  69.5%
State average:  35.3%


18 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (Students with Disabilities)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  77.8%
State average from 856 schools:  74.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  72.2%
State average:  55.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  16.7%
State average:  7.7%


184 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Chemistry (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  98.4%
State average from 888 schools:  88.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  83.7%
State average:  70.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  23.4%
State average:  18.1%


37 students tested in Regents French (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  100.0%
State average from 612 schools:  98.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  100.0%
State average:  96.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  81.1%
State average:  61.0%


37 students tested in Regents French (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  100.0%
State average from 458 schools:  98.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  100.0%
State average:  96.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  81.1%
State average:  60.9%


105 students tested in Regents Spanish (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  100.0%
State average from 925 schools:  98.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  92.4%
State average:  95.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  32.4%
State average:  57.2%


105 students tested in Regents Spanish (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  100.0%
State average from 547 schools:  98.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  92.4%
State average:  95.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  32.4%
State average:  57.0%


7 students tested in Regents Latin (All Students)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  85.7%
State average from 91 schools:  97.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  85.7%
State average:  92.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  28.6%
State average:  47.3%


7 students tested in Regents Latin (General Education)
Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:  85.7%
State average from 58 schools:  97.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  85.7%
State average:  93.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:  28.6%
State average:  47.7%

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