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Ashland School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 53 students in Ashland School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Ashland School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
191 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
15 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Ashland School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.53
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
28 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
8,046 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
152 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
80%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
12
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
15
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
12
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
4
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
17
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
16
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
15
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
22
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
14
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
11
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,403 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,921 is higher than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,403
$16,113
Spending / Student
$18,921
$17,019
Best Ashland School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ashland Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
311 J.e. Humphreys St.
Ashland, KS 67831
(620) 635-2814
Ashland, KS 67831
(620) 635-2814
Grades: 6-8
| 53 students
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