Ashland Elementary School

Ashland Elementary School, a compact elementary-level community in Ashland, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Ashland School District, serves 159 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Ashland School District is the operating authority for Ashland Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Ashland Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Grafton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Ashland Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grafton County (around 25%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ashland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Grafton County shows median household income runs about $88,261, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Grafton County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,161 students), of which Ashland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holderness Central School, around 3.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ashland Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Ashland Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 159 (now 159).

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