Summary:
ZIP code 97520 (Ashland, Oregon) contains exactly one middle school: Ashland Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 529 students. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there are no local peers to compare it against — the meaningful benchmarks are Ashland School District 5, the state of Oregon, and the school's own history. The school operates within a district ranked 4th of 141 in Oregon (97th percentile, 5 stars).
Academically, the school is strong. In 2025–2026 testing, 66.7% of students met standards in English language arts, 51.9% in math, and 43.5% in science — 22.9, 19.0, and 12.9 points above state averages. On SchoolDigger's statewide middle-school ranking it holds 4 stars and has drifted from the 86th to the 89th percentile over three years. It does, however, trail its own district's averages in every subject (67.5% ELA, 53.5% math, 48.3% science), and science is its thinnest subject relative to both state and district.
Grade-level results show a consistent pattern: the school's lead over the state shrinks as students advance. Math falls from 57.4% in 6th grade to 53.7% in 7th to 44.9% in 8th, while ELA stays steadier (62.1%–71.2%). About 32.5% of students are chronically absent — one point better than the state but three points worse than the district — and 64.84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Per-student spending is $21,358, with a 16.3:1 student–teacher ratio. In short, this is a well-resourced, above-state school whose main gaps are 8th-grade math, science, and attendance.
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