Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Ashland’s public schools outscore 80% of Massachusetts districts
In Ashland, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ashland, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Ashland’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 280 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ashland’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,902 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is David Mindess, then Ashland Middle, then Ashland High. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Metrowest Christian Academy (private) and Pincushion Hill Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Ashland’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Massachusetts school districts, #57 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ashland, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ashland
William Pittaway Elementary
Grades PK · 86 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Ashland
Henry E Warren Elementary
Grades K–2 · 584 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ashland
Henry E Warren Elementary
Grades K–2 · 584 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ashland
Henry E Warren Elementary
Grades K–2 · 584 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ashland
David Mindess
Grades 3–5 · 670 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ashland
David Mindess
Grades 3–5 · 670 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ashland
David Mindess
Grades 3–5 · 670 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ashland
Ashland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 685 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ashland
Ashland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 685 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ashland
Ashland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 685 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ashland
Ashland High
Grades 9–12 · 884 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Ashland
Ashland High
Grades 9–12 · 884 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Ashland
Ashland High
Grades 9–12 · 884 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Ashland
Ashland High
Grades 9–12 · 884 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Ashland’s public schools are run by Ashland School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Ashland vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Ashland’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland | A− | Ashland |
| Southborough | A+ | Southborough PK–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12 |
| Hopkinton | A+ | Hopkinton |
| Framingham | D | Framingham |
| Sherborn | A+ | Sherborn PK–5 · Dover-Sherborn 6–12 |
Every school in Ashland
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ashland’s schools
Are Ashland’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ashland children attend outscore 80% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #57 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ashland in?
Ashland School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,909 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ashland kids go to high school?
Ashland High, with 884 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Ashland’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Ashland School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Ashland spend per student?
$18,902 in Ashland School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Ashland?
Yes: Metrowest Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–5, 167 students) and Pincushion Hill Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 30 students).
Parents talk
What Ashland families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.