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Ashland High

65 East Union St., Ashland, MA 01721 · (508) 881-0177 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
Enrollment
884
High
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 922726%
Grade 1021925%
Grade 1122626%
Grade 1221224%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
53160%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
17420%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
243%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
12314%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
263%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · 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
44851%
Female
43549%

School pathway

Feeds from
Ashland Middle06–08
Based on grade levels within Ashland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
73.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2018
Math
73.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 9 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.0%73.0%
2023-2475.0%72.0%
2022-2377.0%76.0%
2021-2277.0%77.0%
2020-2187.0%85.0%
2018-1983.0%82.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Ashland High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#36 of 327
▲ 4
#18 of 58
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#45 of 326
▲ 6
#20 of 58
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.0pp#180 of 315#30 of 58
Enrollment
ranked largest first
884#129 of 379#34 of 63
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.0:1#290 of 325#50 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.8%#85 of 325#23 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.0%#47 of 133#7 of 27
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
884
+79 (+10%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2588463.114.0:1N/A
2023-2487061.814.1:1N/A
2022-2384058.414.4:1N/A
2020-218055614.4:1N/A
2017-187695613.7:1N/A
2015-167395014.8:1N/A
2010-117185014.4:19% (68)
2000-01587N/AN/A3% (19)
1990-91452N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland High.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (769 to 884); teachers up 13% (56 to 63.1).

About Ashland High

Ashland High is a mid-sized high school in Massachusetts, located in Ashland. It has an enrollment of 884 students in grades 9 through 12.

Ashland High is run by Ashland, whose 5 schools enroll 2,909 students.

More than half of the students at Ashland High are White (60%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ashland High scores 58%.

There are 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. Compared with the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.

The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.

Measured in a straight line, David Mindess is about 0.7 miles from Ashland High. The five-mile area around Ashland High holds at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Ashland High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's student count increased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Ashland High
District
Ashland
Address
65 East Union St., Ashland, MA 01721
Phone
(508) 881-0177
County
Middlesex County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
884
Teachers (FTE)
63
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250210000070
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ashland High. Ashland High is the 2nd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Ashland High
What is the total enrollment at Ashland High?
Ashland High enrolls approximately 884 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 14.0:1 students per teacher at Ashland High.
How diverse is Ashland High?
Ashland High reports a student body of 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ashland High public or private?
Ashland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland.
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