Best Public Schools in Ashby, MA

Summary:

The city of Ashby, Massachusetts has a single public school, Ashby Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. As the sole school in the area, Ashby Elementary's performance can be analyzed in comparison to the broader North Middlesex district and the state of Massachusetts.

Ashby Elementary has demonstrated strong performance in English Language Arts, consistently outperforming the North Middlesex district and the state on MCAS Next Generation assessments. However, the school's mathematics performance lags behind, with Ashby Elementary underperforming the district and state in this subject area. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 365th out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 503rd out of 916 in 2023-2024, suggesting some inconsistency in its overall academic performance.

In terms of resources, Ashby Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which is lower than the state average, and spending per student of $18,750, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's free/reduced lunch rate is not provided, so the socioeconomic status of the student population is unclear. Overall, Ashby Elementary appears to be a well-resourced school, but its academic performance is mixed, with strengths in English Language Arts and opportunities for improvement in Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	Total
Ashby Elementary	Public	K-4	911 Main Street	Ashby	01431	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 743-1005	152	12	12.4		128 (84.2%)	2 (1.3%)	18 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	56	397^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.2%		46.9	503^rd of 916 public elementary schools	45.1%	106	76.0	38.9	54.1	36.0	44.4	41.0	$20,407

Cities Near Ashby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fitchburg	3.9 mi	10	319^th
Townsend	5.01 mi	4	194^th
Lunenburg	7.1 mi	5	145^th
Ashburnham	7.39 mi	3	179^th
Leominster	9.44 mi	13	266^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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