Ashland High

Ashland High is a 69-student school serving grades 9–12 in Ashland, Kansas; there are no other schools within 20 miles. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above both the Ashland district and Kansas statewide rates in every reported subject: ELA was 67% versus 49% for the district and 46% for the state; math was 67% versus 53% and 41%; and science was 62% versus 42% and 38%. The most important finding is that Ashland outperformed both benchmarks in all three subjects.

There are no nearby-school results for a direct local comparison, so the clearest comparisons are with the district and state. Against the state, Ashland’s largest advantage was in math, at 26 percentage points, while its narrowest was in ELA, at 21 points; its science advantage was 23 points. Against the district, science was its strongest subject, with a 20-point lead, while math was its narrowest advantage, at 13 points. These results show broad strength relative to both benchmarks, not just a standout result in one subject.

Results have climbed substantially from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA rose from 20% to 67%, math from 10% to 67%, and science from 31% to 62%. The path was uneven, especially in science, which fell to 16% in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile also rose from 22 in 2023–2024 to 84 in 2024–2025 and 99 in 2025–2026; its latest listing is rank 2 of 340 with 5 stars. SchoolDigger’s measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 19th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 91st in 2024–2025, while the overall percentiles were 30 and 84, respectively—a notable improvement in the subgroup’s relative standing. The student-teacher ratio was 10.7 in 2024–2025, and 59% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch that year; these figures offer context, not an explanation for results.