Ashland Middle

Summary:

Ashland Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Ashland, MA, part of the Ashland District, which is ranked 66 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating. With a student population of 682, Ashland Middle consistently performs well, ranking among the top 15-20% of middle schools in the state and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Ashland Middle's academic performance is particularly strong, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on MCAS Next Generation assessments compared to the state average across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, 57.74% of Ashland Middle students scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39.17%, and 61.24% scored proficient or better in math, compared to 40.91% statewide. The school also excels in the performance of specific student groups, such as its Asian students, who consistently rank in the top 10-20 middle schools in the state, and its English Language Learner students, who rank in the top 16-31 middle schools.

While Ashland Middle's overall performance is impressive, the school may need to focus additional resources and support on students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, as their performance is not as strong, ranking in the bottom third of middle schools in the state. This suggests that the school could benefit from addressing the performance gap for this student population to ensure equitable outcomes for all. Additionally, Ashland Middle's per-student spending is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Wayland Middle School and Hopkinton Middle School, which spend significantly more per student.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 87 West Union Street
       Ashland, MA  01721


(508) 881-0167

District: Ashland

SchoolDigger Rank:
68th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,104 Help


Students who attend Ashland Middle usually attend:

High:    Ashland High

Feeder schools for Ashland Middle:

Elementary:    David Mindess
    Henry E Warren Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.6%
Hispanic:
16.7%
Asian:
13.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ashland Middle ranks better than 86.2% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ashland Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.6%), Hispanic (16.7%), Asian (13%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashland Middle is 12.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashland Middle is $14,104.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashland Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashland Middle 68th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Ashland Middle in the ranking list.)

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Ashland:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashland 66th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashland Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 60.98 131st 339 61.4%
2004 67.83 115th 344 66.6%
2005 60.37 148th 356 58.4%
2006 72.78 104th 399 73.9%
2007 71.06 118th 399 70.4%
2008 76.27 98th 407 75.9%
2009 72.26 123rd 409 69.9%
2010 69.82 135th 434 68.9%
2011 76.32 103rd 449 77.1%
2012 79.50 90th 455 80.2%
2013 75.35 112th 455 75.4%
2014 80.38 85th 455 81.3%
2015 84.06 56th 441 87.3%
2016 88.09 28th 482 94.2%
2017 83.31 66th 487 86.4%
2018 86.54 55th 484 88.6%
2019 90.40 31st 498 93.8%
2021 79.76 88th 501 82.4%
2022 84.50 67th 497 86.5%
2023 86.68 67th 501 86.6%
2024 86.65 68th 493 86.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.76 31st 135 77.0%
2022 62.13 16th 154 89.6%
2024 62.49 23rd 180 87.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.90 50th 467 89.3%
2019 86.87 35th 484 92.8%
2021 46.08 231st 489 52.8%
2022 49.26 215th 503 57.3%
2023 74.00 77th 444 82.7%
2024 77.36 55th 441 87.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.79 59th 438 86.5%
2019 78.86 59th 452 86.9%
2021 42.74 252nd 462 45.5%
2022 50.52 207th 489 57.7%
2023 59.83 164th 481 65.9%
2024 61.46 146th 469 68.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.94 59th 463 87.3%
2019 87.73 41st 478 91.4%
2021 82.19 71st 483 85.3%
2022 83.72 72nd 494 85.4%
2023 83.42 74th 489 84.9%
2024 84.29 71st 481 85.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.14 65th 417 84.4%
2019 86.88 33rd 424 92.2%
2021 66.04 84th 431 80.5%
2022 57.21 127th 445 71.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.45 51st 466 89.1%
2019 90.91 32nd 478 93.3%
2021 73.84 107th 485 77.9%
2022 83.23 71st 497 85.7%
2023 87.41 60th 489 87.7%
2024 87.11 58th 483 88.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.48 82nd 491 83.3%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.97 92nd 339 72.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.08 40th 119 66.4%
2019 77.03 27th 128 78.9%
2021 77.98 23rd 123 81.3%
2022 80.58 21st 135 84.4%
2023 84.22 11th 134 91.8%
2024 83.65 10th 120 91.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.16 66th 309 78.6%
2019 83.29 38th 322 88.2%
2021 45.56 154th 335 54.0%
2022 61.02 105th 368 71.5%
2023 67.46 85th 364 76.6%
2024 63.40 100th 378 73.5%
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Rank History for White students at Ashland Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.19 50th 395 87.3%
2019 87.36 33rd 396 91.7%
2021 73.63 80th 401 80.0%
2022 80.38 64th 404 84.2%
2023 81.04 65th 403 83.9%
2024 80.76 65th 392 83.4%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Ashland Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 319 4 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 334
1999 286 7 12 14 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2000 295 8 11 14 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2001 332 8 12 17 0 n/a n/a 0 369
2002 354 10 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2003 354 10 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2004 346 10 14 13 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2005 351 7 9 13 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2006 378 4 0 8 0 n/a n/a 12 402
2007 529 13 0 18 1 n/a n/a 26 587
2008 505 26 5 32 1 n/a n/a 29 598
2009 491 28 28 28 0 0 9 0 584
2010 491 27 26 41 0 0 11 0 596
2011 493 22 17 36 0 0 14 0 582
2012 476 14 29 34 0 0 17 0 570
2013 443 9 36 36 0 0 11 0 535
2014 418 12 43 52 2 0 11 0 538
2015 422 14 45 70 2 0 14 0 567
2016 434 18 64 76 2 0 17 0 611
2017 417 14 71 66 2 0 17 0 587
2018 411 13 85 72 3 0 17 0 601
2019 405 13 89 82 3 0 16 0 608
2020 437 15 89 87 6 0 24 0 658
2021 443 20 85 95 6 0 22 0 671
2022 434 20 89 127 5 0 21 0 696
2023 434 19 89 114 3 1 22 0 682

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ashland Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 319 n/a 0.0 21.9
2000 328 n/a 0.0 5.8
2001 369 n/a 0.0 6.2
2002 386 n/a n/a 9.1
2003 386 n/a n/a 9.1
2004 383 28.5 13.4 7.8
2005 380 28.8 13.2 9.5
2006 402 31.8 12.6 9.5
2007 587 41.0 14.3 7
2008 598 42.6 14.0 9.3
2009 584 42.8 13.6 12.5
2010 596 39.1 15.2 14.4
2011 582 39.0 14.9 12.2
2012 570 42.9 13.2 11.6
2013 535 45.6 11.7 13.1
2014 538 42.7 12.5 13.2
2015 567 45.0 12.6 18.3
2016 611 46.0 13.2 n/a
2017 587 46.3 12.6 n/a
2018 601 45.1 13.3 n/a
2019 608 46.6 13.0 n/a
2020 658 47.7 13.7 n/a
2021 671 40.4 16.5 n/a
2022 696 52.6 13.2 n/a
2023 682 55.5 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ashland Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 319 n/a 0.0 21.9
2000 328 n/a 0.0 5.8
2001 369 n/a 0.0 6.2
2002 386 n/a n/a 9.1
2003 386 n/a n/a 9.1
2004 383 28.5 13.4 7.8
2005 380 28.8 13.2 9.5
2006 402 31.8 12.6 9.5
2007 587 41.0 14.3 7
2008 598 42.6 14.0 9.3
2009 584 42.8 13.6 12.5
2010 596 39.1 15.2 14.4
2011 582 39.0 14.9 12.2
2012 570 42.9 13.2 11.6
2013 535 45.6 11.7 13.1
2014 538 42.7 12.5 13.2
2015 567 45.0 12.6 18.3
2016 611 46.0 13.2 n/a
2017 587 46.3 12.6 n/a
2018 601 45.1 13.3 n/a
2019 608 46.6 13.0 n/a
2020 658 47.7 13.7 n/a
2021 671 40.4 16.5 n/a
2022 696 52.6 13.2 n/a
2023 682 55.5 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ashland Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $359 (2.6%) $13,222 (97.4%) $13,581
2020 $312 (2.4%) $12,820 (97.6%) $13,132
2021 $607 (4.3%) $13,497 (95.7%) $14,104

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashland Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 31st of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 67th of 501 Middle schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland Middle)7355.5
 17.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland)7254.4
 17.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ashland Middle)7562.2
 12.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ashland)7560.9
 14.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland Middle)7256.3
 15.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland)7155.7
 15.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ashland Middle)7765
 12.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ashland)7563.8
 11.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland Middle)8064.1
 15.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ashland)8063.2
 16.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ashland Middle)7864.5
 13.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ashland)7763.5
 13.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Ashland Middle)6962.3
 6.7%
   8th Grade Science (Ashland)6960.5
 8.5%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Ashland Middle)7558.8
 16.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Ashland)6654.6
 11.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Ashland Middle)7763.9
 13.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Ashland)6457.7
 6.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Ashland Middle)6962.3
 6.7%
   All Grades Science (Ashland)6055
 5%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students608682
 12.2%
African American1319
 46.2%
American Indian33
Asian8989
Hispanic82114
 39%
Pacific Islander01
White405434
 7.2%
Two or More Races1622
 37.5%


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Students at Ashland Middle are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 682 students attended Ashland Middle.

Students who attend Ashland Middle usually go on to attend Ashland High

Ashland Middle ranks 68th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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