Summary:
ZIP code 01721 contains exactly one high school, Ashland High, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 884 students at 65 East Union St., Ashland, MA 01721, as part of the Ashland district. Because it is the only public high school in this ZIP code, there are no local peer schools to compare it with; the most useful comparisons are between this school, its district, and Massachusetts statewide benchmarks.
Ashland High is a high-performing school by the provided metrics. In 2025–26, it ranked 46th out of 353 Massachusetts high schools—the 87th percentile—and earned 4 stars, up from 56th out of 349 in 2024–25. The district overall ranked 67th out of 351, at the 81st percentile with 4 stars. In every reported MCAS Next Generation subject, Ashland High’s proficiency rate was above both the district and the state. For example, in 2025–26 Mathematics, 70.51% of students were proficient versus 69.37% in the district and 43.73% statewide, a gap of 26.78 percentage points over the state. ELA was 68.18% at the school, 67.11% in the district, and 45.48% statewide; Science was 65.20% at the school, 64.56% in the district, and 40.50% statewide; Biology was 63.32% at the school, 62.07% in the district, and 37.68% statewide.
Other key metrics: graduation rate was 91.5% and dropout rate was 4.9% in 2024–25, matching the district exactly. The student-teacher ratio was 14:1, and per-student spending was $14,253 in 2020–21. Notably, Ashland High’s rank improved from 56th to 46th even though ELA, Mathematics, and Science proficiency fell slightly from 2024–25 to 2025–26; statewide scores also declined, so its relative position improved. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed. Overall, parents should know Ashland High exceeds district and state MCAS proficiency rates, ranks in the 87th percentile statewide, and has a 91.5% graduation rate.
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