Ashland Middle School

Ashland Middle School, a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Ashland, Oregon, overseen by Ashland SD 5, instructs 529 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Ashland SD 5, which oversees 6 schools and 2,313 students, Ashland Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ashland Middle School shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Ashland Middle School records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Ashland Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at Ashland Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ashland Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $73,999, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ashland Middle School is one of 70 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students).

The closest other public school is TRAILS Outdoor School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashland Middle School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 569 students in 2018 compared to 529 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 9% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Ashland Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.