Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MIDDLESEX·NCES 250879001412
Ashby Elementary
911 Main Street, Ashby, MA 01431 · (978) 743-1005 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (38).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +12.0pp since 2016
Math
41.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 52.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ashby Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #495 of 920 ▲ 127 | #147 of 207 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #266 of 920 ▲ 75 | #105 of 207 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #338 of 901 | #71 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #996 of 1,086 | #228 of 238 |
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
152
-20 (-12%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 152 | 12.2 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 12.2 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 11.4 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 14 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 18.5 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 15 | 14.1:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | N/A | N/A | 7% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashby Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (184 to 152); teachers down 34% (18.5 to 12.2).
About Ashby Elementary
Ashby Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Ashby, Massachusetts. The student body numbers 152 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
North Middlesex is the district for Ashby Elementary. It has 7 schools and 2,914 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Ashby Elementary. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic. In Middlesex County overall, about 67% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 12.5:1 comes from the school's 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Ashby Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Fitchburg High, about 4.1 miles away. Ashby Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 172.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Middlesex
- North Middlesex RegionalHigh · 711 students
- Varnum BrookElementary · 606 students
- Nissitissit Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Hawthorne BrookMiddle · 449 students
- Spaulding MemorialElementary · 413 students
- Squannacook Early Childhood CenterElementary · 89 students
Other Ashby Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ashby Elementary. Ashby Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ASHBY ELEMENTARYASHBY, MN · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Fitchburg High4.1 mi · 1,220
- Mascenic Regional High School4.6 mi · 252
- Highbridge Hill Elementary School4.9 mi · 363
- Mason Elementary School5.3 mi · 106
- Crocker Elementary5.3 mi · 610
- Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School5.4 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Ashby ElementaryHow large is Ashby Elementary?
Ashby Elementary enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Ashby Elementary serve?
Ashby Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Ashby Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Ashby Elementary.
How diverse is Ashby Elementary?
Ashby Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashby Elementary?
Ashby Elementary is overseen by North Middlesex in Middlesex County.
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