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Enrollment
671
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND INDEPENDENT·NCES 210015000023
Ashland Middle School
2800 Kansas St, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 327-2727 · Boyd County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
397 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 266 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ashland Middle School→Paul G. Blazer High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ashland Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Middle School
Ashland Middle School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Middle School this school | 671 | 59.2% | 37.5% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
| Barren County Middle School Glasgow | 649 | 58.6% | 41.6% |
| Kenneth D. King Middle School Harrodsburg | 581 | 61.3% | 39.9% |
| Rowan County Middle School Morehead | 695 | 61.9% | 40.2% |
| Garrard Middle School Lancaster | 543 | 61.0% | 37.3% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #127 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #152 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #110 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #70 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #40 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #113 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #107 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #63 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
671
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 671 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 59% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 65% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 63% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 57% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 61% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 56% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 39% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 39 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (794 to 671); teachers unchanged (47 to 47).
About Ashland Middle School
Ashland Middle School is a middle school in Ashland, Kentucky, and it is part of Ashland Independent. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 671 students in 2024-25. The school is 20% bigger than the average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Ashland Independent is responsible for 9 schools, Ashland Middle School included, with 3,083 students in all.
At Ashland Middle School, 83% of students are White. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Boyd County is about 93% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Ashland Middle School lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.3 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Ashland Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Kentucky public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ashland Middle School, the prediction is 43.1% and the result is 37.5%.
Looking at the county, Boyd County, the median household earns about $61,118 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 6,634 students.
Poage Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Ashland Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ashland Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Ashland Middle School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 671, down from 699 in 2020-21.
Ashland Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland Independent
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Crabbe Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Charles Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other Ashland Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ashland Middle. Ashland Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Ashland Middle SchoolAshland, OH · 694 students
- Ashland MiddleAshland, MA · 685 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolAshland, OR · 529 students
- Ashland MiddleAshland, WI · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Poage Elementary School0.3 mi · 304
- Oakview Elementary School0.4 mi · 267
- Hager Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- Paul G. Blazer High School0.7 mi · 821
- Crabbe Elementary School1.5 mi · 270
- Ashland Alternative School1.5 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ashland Middle School?
Ashland Middle School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ashland Middle School serve?
Ashland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ashland Middle School have?
Ashland Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Ashland Middle School?
Ashland Middle School reports a student body of 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ashland Middle School in?
Ashland Middle School is part of Ashland Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.