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What's something Ashford High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
413
High
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 010177000611
Ashford High School
607 Church St, Ashford, AL 36312 · (334) 899-5411 · Houston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
250 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ashford High School
Ashford High School's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford High School this school | 413 | 60.5% | 25.5% |
| Colbert County High School Leighton | 438 | 59.8% | 27.3% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Dale County High School Midland City | 437 | 59.0% | 21.7% |
| BB Comer Memorial High School Sylacauga | 395 | 64.8% | 26.5% |
| Handley High School Roanoke | 366 | 61.2% | 33.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ashford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #174 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #128 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #224 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #216 of 319 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #110 of 307 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #108 of 307 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #122 of 317 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.2% | #9 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
-312 (-43%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 61% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 62% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 62% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 63% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 56% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 66% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 60% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 41% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 40 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (767 to 413); teachers down 46% (46 to 25).
About Ashford High School
Ashford High School is a high school in Ashford, Alabama, and it is part of Houston County. It had 413 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 39% lower.
Houston County oversees Ashford High School and 13 other schools, with 6,907 students in total.
The student body at Ashford High School is 62% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Among Houston County residents, the White share is about 65%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. That is in line with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 61% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Houston County is close, at 63%.
Ashford High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Alabama public high schools.
Ashford High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.5% is 14.5 points below the 40.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Houston County show that median household income comes to about $58,626, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 35, with about 15,127 students.
Measured in a straight line, Ashford Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Ashford High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Ashford High School is behind the 50.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 725 students at Ashford High School; in 2024-25, 413. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.1:1 to 16.5:1.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,140
Census ACS
Median income
$58,626
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Rehobeth High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Rehobeth Primary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Ashford Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Wicksburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Rehobeth Elementary SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Ashford
- Ashford Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Ashford Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Ashford Middle School0.1 mi · 316
- Ashford Elementary School0.5 mi · 668
- Webb Elementary School5.7 mi · 419
- Hidden Lake Primary School6.9 mi · 476
- Beverlye Intermediate School7.2 mi · 338
- Faine Elementary School9.0 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Ashford High SchoolHow many students attend Ashford High School?
Ashford High School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ashford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ashford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ashford High School have?
Ashford High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ashford High School?
Student demographics at Ashford High School are roughly 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ashford High School public or private?
Ashford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Houston County.
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