Amherst Regional Middle School

170 Chestnut Street

School District

Amherst-Pelham
Grade

7-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

School Map for Amherst-Pelham School District

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Reviews

Submitted by other on April 09, 2024

"It's not what I thought it would be."
Submitted by other on January 12, 2024

I moved to Amherst from another state and took one year of school here a few years ago. I can say without a doubt this was the worst school I've ever been to, and I've moved a lot. The students are racist and homophobic and no one in the administration cares enough to do anything about it and uses "restorative justice circles" to resolve any kind of conflict, usually forcing a student to talk to the person bullying them which makes no change and sometimes makes it worse. There is also a huge drug problem in this school district but especially the middle school which I haven't heard anyone talking about, almost every student obviously uses drugs which none of the teachers or administration seem to notice or do anything about, I'm honestly surprised people haven't died from drug abuse or alcohol poisoning at least that I've heard of at this school. You may say that drugs are an issue at almost every school, which sure, maybe they are, but in my experience with this school it was absolutely insane. Compared to the highschool, ARHS is better considering the bullying part, but not by much, and the drug part is slightly less in the case of how many people use but it's still very significant. Overall I regret moving to Amherst and going to their schools.
Submitted by parent on November 19, 2021

We would like to thank all the teachers for the hard work and individual attention for students that need support - such as our kid. The administration can be more respondive and perform better especially at the begining of the school year. But teachers are just great.
Submitted by student on June 09, 2021

They are racist, homophobic and in general not a good environment to be in. They don’t listen to problems and call parents every 1 to 2 school days. The food does taste real and I don’t think it’s real. It feel like I’m in jail. I would not recommend coming to this school.
Submitted by parent on December 08, 2017

It seems like a lot of stodgy like Amherst. My son is getting by. Some of the "extras" teachers are beyond unqualified.
Submitted by parent on March 16, 2015

The ARMS teachers and staff really understand their mission: to prepare elementary school students for a demanding high school experience. The staff are incredibly caring and focused on their students. I've had two kids go through ARMS and both were very well prepared by the experience.
Submitted by parent on March 26, 2014

The entire arps administration has some real problems. Like with any school, there are some wonderful teachers, but I'm sorry we moved here.
Submitted by parent on January 01, 2014

This school is great and has really been preparing myson for high school. Sports is great too. Diverse and in a college town which is a plus as well.
Submitted by parent on August 01, 2012

I love this school! The teachers have been excellent. They are very knowledgeable about their content and make learning enjoyable. I know some people have said that this school is not academically challenging, I could not disagree more! I have found it to be very rigorous. My daughter has been challenged in both honors classes and regular classes.