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Ashland High

311 J.E. Humphreys St., Ashland, KS 67831 · (620) 635-2220 · Clark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Kansas 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 Kansas public high schools

Enrollment
69
High
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
41 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 91725%
Grade 102029%
Grade 111522%
Grade 121725%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
5783%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
913%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
3043%
Female
3957%

School pathway

Feeds from
Ashland Junior High School06–08
Based on grade levels within Ashland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
45.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
55.0%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.0%55.0%
2023-2421.4%18.8%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 High

Ashland High's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ashland High this school6959.4%26.0%
Madison High
Madison
10657.5%39.8%
Marmaton Valley High
Moran
13562.2%23.9%
Minneola High
Minneola
7163.4%27.9%
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High
Melvern
5360.4%33.1%
Elk Valley High School
Longton
5565.5%29.5%
Matched among Kansas 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 Ashland High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
69#289 of 332
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 2024-25
Enrollment
69
+15 (+28%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25696.410.7:159% (41)
2023-24744.815.5:135% (26)
2022-23644.913.1:145% (29)
2020-2154413.5:131% (17)
2017-18618.67.1:141% (25)
2015-166488.0:138% (24)
2010-1172710.3:143% (31)
2000-0191109.1:132% (29)
1990-9180117.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland High.

Since 2017-18: students up 13% (61 to 69); teachers down 25% (8.6 to 6.4).

About Ashland High

Ashland, Kansas, is home to Ashland High, a small high school. The school counts 69 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 83% smaller than the 410 average for high schools in Kansas.

District-wide, Ashland has 3 schools and 189 students.

Most students at Ashland High are White: 83% of enrollment. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ashland High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.

Its 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Clark County.

The allk12 Grade for Ashland High is B. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ashland High is 33.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.0%.

Across Clark County, median household income is about $63,043, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ashland High is among the 5 public schools in Clark County.

Ashland Junior High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Ashland High. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 40.5% proficiency; Ashland High posts 26.0%.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 54 to 69. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 10.7:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Clark County at a glance

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Population
1,974
Census ACS
Median income
$63,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
433 students

Quick facts

School name
Ashland High
District
Ashland
Address
311 J.E. Humphreys St., Ashland, KS 67831
Phone
(620) 635-2220
County
Clark County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
69
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
41 (59%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
200351000086
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ashland High
How many students attend Ashland High?
Ashland High enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ashland High serve?
Ashland High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ashland High?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Ashland High.
How diverse is Ashland High?
Ashland High reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Ashland High public or private?
Ashland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland.
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