Ashland
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Ashland
Ranks #59 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 18%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Ashland is a suburban town in Middlesex County, located approximately 22 miles west of Boston along the Sudbury River. The town is served by Ashland Public Schools, which operates Ashland High School. Ashland's single-family assessed values and per capita income both sit above the Massachusetts median, reflecting its residential character. Historically, the town was part of the early settlement of the Sudbury Valley, and its position along the MetroWest corridor has long made it a commuter community for the Boston area.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 4% of districts. 95% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 45% of districts.
- Top school: Ashland High, #30 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.8% in 2022 to 13.4% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Ashland
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Ashland High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49% female · 50.9% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 221 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.4% missed 20% or more of school days
About Ashland
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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