Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280060000048
Ashland Elementary School
768 Lamar Road, Ashland, MS 38603 · (662) 224-6622 · Benton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
246 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 80%
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 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 13% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · 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 Elementary School→Ashland High School
Based on grade levels within Benton County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 30.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 →
Where Ashland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #336 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #368 of 439 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #362 of 439 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #353 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #160 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #29 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #207 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #288 of 296 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 262 | 18.1 | 14.4:1 | 94% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 20.8 | 12.3:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 22.2 | 12.3:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 18.4 | 14.5:1 | 98% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 89% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Elementary School.
About Ashland Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Ashland, Mississippi, Ashland Elementary School is part of Benton County School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 262 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
Benton County School District counts 3 schools and 909 students, including Ashland Elementary School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Ashland Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 45%. The next largest groups are 31% multiracial, 18% White, and 6% Hispanic. In Benton County overall, about 35% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 18.1 full-time equivalents, or about 14.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi have 15.9:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. About 94% of students, or 246, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 91% average for public schools in Benton County.
Ashland Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.6%, compared with a predicted 47.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Benton County, the median household income is $46,016, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Benton County is home to 4 public schools and about 909 public school students.
The shortest distance from Ashland Elementary School to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to Ashland High School. Nearby schools with test data average 42.3% proficiency; Ashland Elementary School posts 41.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Ashland Elementary School's enrollment dropped 3%, to 262.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,589
Census ACS
Median income
$46,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton County School District
- Hickory Flat Att CenterCombined · 435 students
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- BENTON CO REGIONAL VOCATIONAL CENHigh
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- BENTON CO REGIONAL VOCATIONAL CENHigh
Nearby schools
- Ashland High School1.7 mi · 212
- Grand Junction Elementary13.1 mi · 162
- Holly Springs Junior High School14.8 mi · 145
- Holly Springs High School14.9 mi · 288
- Falkner Attendance Center15.0 mi · 476
- Mary Reid School15.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ashland Elementary School serve?
Ashland Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ashland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Ashland Elementary School.
How diverse is Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 6% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 31% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School is overseen by Benton County School District in Benton County.
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