Ashland

Schools in Ashland, MA make up a small, high-performing district of four schools — two elementary schools, Henry E Warren Elementary (K–2) and David Mindess (3–5), one middle school, Ashland Middle (6–8), and one high school, Ashland High (9–12) — serving 2,823 students in total, with the Ashland district ranked 67th of 351 statewide at the 81st percentile with 4 stars.

Ashland High is the academic flagship, ranked 46th of 353 schools in 2025–2026 (87th percentile, 4 stars), with 10th-grade MCAS proficiency well above the state in ELA, math, science, and biology — math by about 27 points. It also reports a 91.5% graduation rate and a 4.9% dropout rate. Ashland Middle is close behind, ranked 72nd of 478 (85th percentile, 4 stars); its standout result is 8th-grade ELA at 70.48% versus the state's 41.70%. David Mindess ranks 303rd of 899 (66th percentile, 3 stars). Its all-grade scores sit above the state but below the district's all-grade average — though the district average includes higher-scoring middle and high school grades, and at matching grade levels David Mindess is slightly above district averages in ELA, math, and science.

Trends are mixed. Ashland High slipped modestly in ELA and math but remains far above state. Ashland Middle gained nearly 8 points in science while ELA fell. David Mindess declined in science and math. On resources, Henry E Warren Elementary has the highest per-student spending at $16,688 versus $14,104 at the middle school (2020–2021 figures, so historical), and Ashland High has the highest student-teacher ratio at 14.0 versus 11.6 at the middle school. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for all schools, and Henry E Warren Elementary has no test or rank data because it serves K–2.