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Schools in Ashland · Ashland School District, Pemi-Baker Regional School District

Ashland’s public schools outscore 62% of New Hampshire districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ashland, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 58% of Ashland’s students scored proficient, above the New Hampshire average (51%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 7 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 1 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 4% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024 · Pemi-Baker Regional
Students per teacher
11.5
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
810 students on the public path
In brief

Ashland’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 47 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ashland’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Ashland runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Ashland Elementary School (K–8) is Ashland’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District with Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth: Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ashland spends $29,649 per student and Pemi-Baker Regional $24,161, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ashland’s grade

B− Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 62% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Hampshire average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (47)Better than 89%
Towns in Grafton County (33)Better than 52%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 224 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Ashland anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Ashland’s students in the tested grades sat them (224 in math, 224 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ashland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Ashland Elementary SchoolAshland School DistrictB
9–12Plymouth Regional High Schoolin PlymouthB

Ashland runs its own schools through grade 8 (Ashland School District). From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District, shared with Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth. Its high school is in Plymouth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ashland

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ashland School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 159 students · 8.2 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$29,649NH $23,296 · FY2024
C+
Pemi-Baker Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 651 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$24,161NH $23,296 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Ashland School District52%
State average 50.8% · 98 students tested
Math · K–8, Ashland School District37%
State average 40.5% · 98 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Pemi-Baker Regional School District62%
State average 50.8% · 126 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pemi-Baker Regional School District42%
State average 40.5% · 126 students tested

Ashland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Ashland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AshlandBAshland K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
PlymouthB+Plymouth PK–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
BridgewaterC−Newfound Area
HoldernessA−Holderness K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
New HamptonC−Newfound Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Pemi-Baker Regional with Ashland for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ashland

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ashlandby address
Ashland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
159 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Ashlandin other towns
Plymouth Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Plymouth
B
651 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashland’s schools

Are Ashland’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Hampshire: the public schools Ashland children attend outscore 62% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ashland in?

Two districts: Ashland School District runs grades K–8, and Pemi-Baker Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth.

Where do Ashland kids go to high school?

Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, with 651 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Ashland’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pemi-Baker Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Ashland spend per student?

$29,649 in Ashland School District and $24,161 in Pemi-Baker Regional School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.