Ashland High School in Ashland, Massachusetts (MA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 75.

65 EAST UNION ST.
Ashland, MA 1721

County name: Middlesex
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 881-0177 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.263
Longitude: -071.445600

Enrollment in Ashland High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 710
9th grade Enrollment : 186
10th grade Enrollment : 185
11th grade Enrollment : 175
12th grade Enrollment : 164

Male students (%): 48.6%

Ashland High School:	48.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 51.4%

This school:	51.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 85.9%

Ashland High School:	85.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 5.8%

This school:	5.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

Here:	0.30%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 3.40%

Ashland High School:	3.40%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Ashland High School

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 50
Limited English Proficient # : 11
Special Education # : 71
Low-Income # : 47
Free Lunch # : 39
Reduced Lunch # : 8

First Language Not English %: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 6.6%

Here:	6.6%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 5.5%

Here:	5.5%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 676
9th grade Enrollment : 176
10th grade Enrollment : 176
11th grade Enrollment : 163
12th grade Enrollment : 161

Male students (%): 50.9%

This school:	50.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.1%

This school:	49.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 85.5%

Here:	85.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 2.2%

Here:	2.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 5.8%

Ashland High School:	5.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 4.10%

Here:	4.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.15%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Ashland High School

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 53
Limited English Proficient # : 9
Special Education # : 64
Low-Income # : 47

First Language Not English %: 7.8%

Here:	7.8%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 9.5%

Ashland High School:	9.5%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 651
9th grade Enrollment : 171
10th grade Enrollment : 166
11th grade Enrollment : 169
12th grade Enrollment : 145

White students (%): 90.0%

This school:	90.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 3.5%

Here:	3.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 3.7%

This school:	3.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.3%

Here:	51.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.7%

Here:	48.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 55
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 57
Low-Income # : 33

First Language Not English %: 8.4%

Here:	8.4%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 8.8%

Here:	8.8%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 5.1%

Here:	5.1%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 626
9th grade Enrollment : 167
10th grade Enrollment : 173
11th grade Enrollment : 143
12th grade Enrollment : 143

White students (%): 91.7%

Here:	91.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.8%

Here:	49.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.2%

Ashland High School:	50.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 50
Limited English Proficient # : 6
Special Education # : 54
Low-Income # : 24

First Language Not English %: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 8.6%

Here:	8.6%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 3.8%

This school:	3.8%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 616
9th grade Enrollment : 180
10th grade Enrollment : 150
11th grade Enrollment : 145
12th grade Enrollment : 141

White students (%): 91.2%

Here:	91.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 2.3%

Ashland High School:	2.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.2%

Here:	50.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.8%

This school:	49.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 44
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Low-Income # : 27

First Language Not English %: 7.1%

Here:	7.1%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.5%

Ashland High School:	0.5%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 4.4%

This school:	4.4%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 594
10th grade Enrollment : 151
11th grade Enrollment : 150
12th grade Enrollment : 144
Special grade Enrollment : 149

White students (%): 89.1%

Here:	89.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 4.0%

Ashland High School:	4.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 4.2%

Ashland High School:	4.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.1%

Here:	47.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 594
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Low-Income # : 12

First Language Not English %: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 587
10th grade Enrollment : 153
11th grade Enrollment : 149
12th grade Enrollment : 151
Special grade Enrollment : 134

White students (%): 89.3%

Here:	89.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 2.7%

This school:	2.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 4.6%

Ashland High School:	4.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

This school:	0.30%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.7%

Here:	48.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.3%

Ashland High School:	51.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Ashland High School

Races in Ashland High School

First Language Not English # : 34
Limited English Proficient # : 5
Low-Income # : 19

First Language Not English %: 5.8%

Ashland High School:	5.8%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 62
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 15

Average number of Absences: 8.7

This school:	8.7
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 8.7%

Here:	8.7%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 91

Average number of Absences: 2.0

Here:	2.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.4%

Here:	95.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 13.5%

Here:	13.5%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 54

Average number of Absences: 3.0

Here:	3.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 0.5%

This school:	0.5%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.5%

This school:	95.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 8.3%

Here:	8.3%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.2
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 89

Average number of Absences: 5.0

This school:	5.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.3%

Here:	95.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 14.2%

Here:	14.2%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 79

Average number of Absences: 1.0

Here:	1.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 12.8%

This school:	12.8%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Ashland High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Ashland High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 56
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 49

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.2%

Here:	98.2%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6

Here:	12.6
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 54
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 47

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5

Here:	12.5
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 53
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 43

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.3%

Here:	98.3%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 97.9%

Here:	97.9%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4

Ashland High School:	12.4
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 53
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 45

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 91.1%

Ashland High School:	91.1%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8

Here:	11.8
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Ashland High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 145

Reading: 526.0

Here:	526.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 526.0

Ashland High School:	526.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 539.0

Ashland High School:	539.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 156

Reading: 521.0

Here:	521.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 511.0

This school:	511.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 536.0

Here:	536.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 551.0

Here:	551.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 565.0

Here:	565.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 118.0

Here:	118.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Ashland High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 182
Warning / Failing - English : 3
Needs Improvement - English : 17
Proficiency - English : 74
Advanced - English : 88

Students Tested - Math : 179
Warning / Failing - Math : 3
Needs Improvement - Math : 17
Proficiency - Math : 41
Advanced - Math : 118

MCAS English Results - Ashland High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 95.6

Here:	95.6
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 41.0%

This school:	41.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 48.0%

Ashland High School:	48.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Ashland High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 95.4

Here:	95.4
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 9.0%

Ashland High School:	9.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 66.0%

Here:	66.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 158
Needs Improvement - English : 15
Proficiency - English : 71
Advanced - English : 72

Students Tested - Math : 158
Warning / Failing - Math : 1
Needs Improvement - Math : 21
Proficiency - Math : 46
Advanced - Math : 90

MCAS English Results - Ashland High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 97.2

Here:	97.2
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Needs Improvement - English (%): 9.0%

Ashland High School:	9.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 45.0%

Ashland High School:	45.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 46.0%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Ashland High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 94.6

Here:	94.6
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 1.0%

Ashland High School:	1.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 29.0%

Ashland High School:	29.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 57.0%

Here:	57.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 166
Needs Improvement - English : 28
Proficiency - English : 82
Advanced - English : 56

Students Tested - Math : 167
Warning / Failing - Math : 1
Needs Improvement - Math : 42
Proficiency - Math : 60
Advanced - Math : 64

MCAS English Results - Ashland High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 94.6

Here:	94.6
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Needs Improvement - English (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 34.0%

This school:	34.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Ashland High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 90.4

This school:	90.4
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 38.0%

Here:	38.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 144
Warning / Failing - English : 4
Needs Improvement - English : 12
Proficiency - English : 50
Advanced - English : 78

Students Tested - Math : 144
Warning / Failing - Math : 7
Needs Improvement - Math : 22
Proficiency - Math : 50
Advanced - Math : 65

MCAS English Results - Ashland High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 95.3

Here:	95.3
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 3.0%

Ashland High School:	3.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Ashland High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 91.3

This school:	91.3
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 188
Standard Assessment : 182
After October : 6