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Enrollment
529
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND SD 5·NCES 410156000400
Ashland Middle School
100 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR 97520 · (541) 482-1611 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
343 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 37% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · 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 Middle School→Ashland High School
Based on grade levels within Ashland SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 44.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Middle School
Ashland Middle School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Middle School this school | 529 | 64.8% | 49.3% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Cascade Junior High School Turner | 647 | 63.7% | 38.9% |
| Monroe Middle School Eugene | 519 | 64.0% | 27.1% |
| Lincoln Middle School Cottage Grove | 455 | 63.5% | 21.9% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #16 of 190 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #21 of 200 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #16 of 201 ▼ 2 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #92 of 208 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #41 of 180 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #106 of 180 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #125 of 194 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #108 of 141 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
529
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 529 | 32.3 | 16.4:1 | 65% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 32.5 | 16.6:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 31.8 | 16.6:1 | 34% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 29.7 | 19.2:1 | 34% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 20% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 44 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (569 to 529); teachers up 9% (29.7 to 32.3).
About Ashland Middle School
A mid-sized middle-grades school in Ashland, Oregon, Ashland Middle School is part of Ashland SD 5. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 529 students.
The 6 schools of Ashland SD 5, including Ashland Middle School, enroll 2,313 students.
Of every 100 students at Ashland Middle School, about 69 are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Jackson County, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Ashland Middle School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ashland Middle School has 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 19.3:1 for middle schools in Oregon. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. The rate at public schools in Jackson County averages 84%, higher than here.
Test results at Ashland Middle School are 11.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.3% actual, 37.4% predicted).
Jackson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,999, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 70 public schools in the county, enrolling about 30,143, Ashland Middle School among them.
TRAILS Outdoor School is the nearest public school to Ashland Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Ashland Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ashland Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 26 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ashland Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland SD 5
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Helman Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Bellview Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- TRAILS Outdoor SchoolElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Helman Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Bellview Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- TRAILS Outdoor SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Pinehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 8 students
Other Ashland Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ashland Middle. Ashland Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Ashland Middle SchoolAshland, OH · 694 students
- Ashland MiddleAshland, MA · 685 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolAshland, KY · 671 students
- Ashland MiddleAshland, WI · 383 students
Nearby schools
- TRAILS Outdoor School0.1 mi · 157
- Walker Elementary School0.4 mi · 242
- Ashland High School0.7 mi · 877
- Bellview Elementary School1.5 mi · 248
- Helman Elementary School1.7 mi · 260
- Talent Elementary School6.3 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ashland Middle School?
Ashland Middle School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ashland Middle School serve?
Ashland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ashland Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Ashland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Ashland Middle School?
Student demographics at Ashland Middle School are roughly 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ashland Middle School public or private?
Ashland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland SD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.