Summary:
ZIP code 01721 is served by the Ashland district, a four-school system covering grades K–12 with 2,823 students: Henry E Warren Elementary (K–2), David Mindess (3–5), Ashland Middle (6–8), and Ashland High (9–12). District-wide, Ashland ranks 67th of 351 in Massachusetts — the 81st percentile — with 4 stars, a strong overall result.
Ashland High is the academic anchor, ranking 46th of 353 (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Its 10th grade results far exceed state levels: ELA 68.18% vs. 45.48%, math 70.51% vs. 43.73%, science 65.20% vs. 40.50%, and Biology End of Course 63.32% vs. 37.68%. It reports a 91.5% graduation rate and 4.9% dropout rate, with a student-teacher ratio of 14. Ashland Middle is close behind at 72nd of 478 (85th percentile, 4 stars), with all-grade ELA 56.53% vs. 40.03%, math 62.25% vs. 41.11%, and science 64.29% vs. 40.98%. Its 8th grade is a hotspot — ELA 70.48%, math 66.38%, science 64.29%, and civics 62.72% — and it has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.6.
David Mindess ranks 303rd of 899 (66th percentile, 3 stars); its scores beat state averages but trail district figures, and science slipped from 55.79% to 49.58%. Henry E Warren Elementary serves K–2, so it has no MCAS scores or ranking in this data; it has 584 students and the highest per-pupil spending at $16,688. Notably, spending and student-teacher ratios show no simple relationship with outcomes here. Free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for all four schools, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed.
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