Ashland Middle

Located at 87 West Union Street, in Ashland, Massachusetts, Ashland Middle is a moderately sized intermediate school that caters to 685 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Ashland. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 547.

Ashland runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,909 students. Ashland Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ashland Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Ashland Middle is one.

The closest other public school is William Pittaway Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ashland Middle operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ashland Middle's enrollment has ticked up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 685). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.