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Ashland High School

201 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520 · (541) 482-8771 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
Enrollment
877
High
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 630
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
563 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 923427%
Grade 1021224%
Grade 1122826%
Grade 1220323%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
63172%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
10912%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
8910%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
43550%
Female
41748%

School pathway

Feeds from
Ashland Middle School06–08TRAILS Outdoor SchoolKG–08
Based on grade levels within Ashland SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
70.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +18.9pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.3%38.9%
2023-2451.4%45.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 →

Schools most like Ashland High School

Ashland High School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ashland High School this school87764.2%50.5%
Dallas High School
Dallas
94866.0%20.2%
Cascade Senior High School
Turner
79563.8%40.3%
Cottage Grove High School
Cottage Grove
64063.1%24.9%
Thurston High School
Springfield
1,21565.4%25.3%
Gladstone High School
Gladstone
55962.8%27.1%
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Ashland High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Jackson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.5%#14 of 177#1 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.9%#19 of 194
▼ 7
#1 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.3%#12 of 201
▲ 48
#1 of 9
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
877#75 of 257#5 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#101 of 171#5 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.4%#116 of 171#8 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.2%#142 of 207#8 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.6%#26 of 102N/A
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
877
-61 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 957
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2587743.420.2:164% (563)
2023-248845316.7:130% (268)
2022-2392446.519.9:129% (271)
2020-219384919.1:134% (319)
2017-181,02750.620.3:129% (302)
2015-161,0744921.9:135% (373)
2010-111,0614523.6:130% (319)
2000-011,2416220.0:16% (76)
1990-919575417.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,027 to 877); teachers down 14% (50.6 to 43.4).

About Ashland High School

Ashland High School sits in Ashland, Oregon, and is classified as a high school. The school counts 877 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 39% above the 630 average for high schools in Oregon.

Ashland SD 5 is responsible for 6 schools, Ashland High School included, with 2,313 students in all.

By race and ethnicity, Ashland High School is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. In Jackson County overall, about 81% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Ashland High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.

With 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ashland High School was 20.2:1. High schools in Oregon have a similar average ratio of 19.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 84%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ashland High School is 12.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 50.5%. Predicted: 37.7%.

County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, median household income is about $73,999, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Jackson County number 70 and enroll about 30,143.

The closest public school to Ashland High School is TRAILS Outdoor School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The nearest schools with test data average 45.0%, lower than Ashland High School's 50.5%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.

Federal counts put enrollment at 938 in 2020-21 and 877 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.2:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Ashland High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Jackson County at a glance

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Population
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students

Quick facts

School name
Ashland High School
District
Ashland SD 5
Address
201 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520
Phone
(541) 482-8771
County
Jackson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
877
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
563 (64%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
410156000401
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Ashland SD 5
Other schools in Ashland
Other Ashland High schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ashland High. Ashland High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Ashland High School
How many students attend Ashland High School?
Ashland High School enrolls approximately 877 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ashland High School serve?
Ashland High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ashland High School?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Ashland High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ashland High School?
At Ashland High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ashland High School public or private?
Ashland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland SD 5.
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