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Alumni: what's one memory from Ashland Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 010075000307
Ashland Elementary School
223 3rd Street Sw, Ashland, AL 36251 · (256) 396-1466 · Clay County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
284 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
67.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Ashland Elementary School
Ashland Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School this school | 455 | 62.4% | 55.1% |
| Walter M Kennedy School Pell City | 437 | 61.3% | 62.2% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Cottonwood | 502 | 61.0% | 59.6% |
| Opp Elementary School Opp | 547 | 61.6% | 61.5% |
| Fayette Elementary School Fayette | 529 | 60.7% | 48.4% |
| Piedmont Elementary School Piedmont | 542 | 58.9% | 76.5% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Ashland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #245 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #223 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #261 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #367 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #197 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #396 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #311 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #127 of 364 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
455
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 455 | 28.5 | 16.0:1 | 62% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 25.5 | 18.4:1 | 78% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 27.5 | 17.7:1 | 77% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 67% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 30.8 | 17.7:1 | 69% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 65% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | N/A | N/A | 68% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 59% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (544 to 455); teachers down 7% (30.8 to 28.5).
About Ashland Elementary School
Ashland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Alabama, located in Ashland. The school's 455 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Ashland Elementary School is run by Clay County, whose 4 schools enroll 1,729 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Ashland Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ashland Elementary School comes in at 41%.
A ratio of 16.0:1 comes from the school's 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Ashland Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Clay County, the average is about the same, 62%.
Ashland Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ashland Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.1% and a predicted 38.6%.
Census estimates describe Clay County this way: median household income is about $55,250, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Clay County number 5 and enroll about 1,729.
Central High School of Clay County is the public school closest to Ashland Elementary School, about 3.3 miles away. Ashland Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 31.0% on proficiency, and Ashland Elementary School is above that at 55.1%.
The NCES locale for Ashland Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ashland Elementary School went from 482 students to 455.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,192
Census ACS
Median income
$55,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Central High School of Clay CountyHigh · 533 students
- Lineville Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Central Jr High School of Clay CountyMiddle · 282 students
- Clay County Career Development CenterHigh
Other Ashland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ashland Elementary. Ashland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Ashland ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 741 students
- Ashland ElementaryManassas, VA · 738 students
- Ashland ElementaryAshland, VA · 675 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 316 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolAshland, MS · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School of Clay County3.3 mi · 533
- Central Jr High School of Clay County3.3 mi · 282
- Lineville Elementary School5.5 mi · 459
- Talladega High School17.3 mi · 634
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary School17.5 mi · 302
- Horseshoe Bend High School17.8 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ashland Elementary School serve?
Ashland Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ashland Elementary School in?
Ashland Elementary School is part of Clay County.
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