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Ashfield Middle School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ashfield Middle School
Ashfield Middle School is one of the reasonably sized middle-grades schools in Brockton, Massachusetts, overseen by Brockton, with 474 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Brockton runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 15,280 students. Ashfield Middle School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Ashfield Middle School shows that Black students make up the majority at 60%; the rest is composed of 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ashfield Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Plymouth County shows median household income runs about $114,201, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Plymouth County runs 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), of which Ashfield Middle School is one.
The closest other public school is Mary E. Baker School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Looking at the recent track record. Ashfield Middle School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 474). The White share of enrollment decreased from 36% to 21% over that span.
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