Ashland High School (Massachusetts)

Ashland High School
View of Ashland High School in 2017.
Location
65 East Union Street Ashland , Massachusetts 01721 United States
Coordinates	42°15′52″N71°26′41″W / 42.2645°N 71.4447°W / 42.2645; -71.4447
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Semper Superare " (Latin) ("Always Prevails")
Superintendent	Jim Adams
Dean	Erin Lachapelle Meaghan Sullivan
Principal	Claudia Bennett David DiGirolamo Peter Regan Kelley St. Coeur
Teaching staff	61.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	870 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.08 [1]
Color(s)	Blue, White, and Red
Athletics	Tri-Valley League
Team name	Clockers
Rival	Hopkinton High School
Accreditation	NEASC
Website	Official website

Ashland High School is a public high school in Ashland, Massachusetts.

History

Established in the nineteenth century, Ashland High School is home to the Clockers. Ashland High athletic teams have competed within the Tri-Valley League since the early 1970s when they left the Dual County League. A new school building opened in 2005. In 2009, the school had probable cases of the swine flu pandemic. On September 21, 2020, the school hosted a first-round game of the 2020 U.S. Open Cup qualification soccer tournament.

Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2020–2021 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Ashland High School (Massachusetts) are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 805
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 56.8
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 14.2:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2020–2021) ^[2]

Race	Enrolled Pupils*	% of District
African American	18	2.2%
Asian	110	13.7%
Hispanic	100	12.4%
Native American	5	0.6%
White	548	68.1%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	0	0%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic	24	3.0%
Total	805	100%

* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by gender (2020–2021) ^[2]

Gender	Enrolled pupils	Percentage
Female	409	50.81%
Male	395	49.07%
Non-binary	1	0.12%
Total	805	100%

Enrollment by Grade ^[2]

Grade	Pupils Enrolled	Percentage
9	195	24.22%
10	175	21.74%
11	224	27.83%
12	211	26.21%
SP*	0	0%
Total	805	100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12 ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Dave Blass (1986), production designer
• Douglas R. Green (1973), biologist
• Dick Muri (1971), politician
• Carly Muscaro (born 1995), American middle-distance runner

See also

• List of high schools in Massachusetts

References

1. "Ashland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. "Enrollment Data (2020-21) - Ashland High (00140505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
3. "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

External links

• Official website