Ashland High School (Massachusetts)

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View of Ashland High School in 2017.
Location
Ashland High School (Massachusetts)
65 East Union Street

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01721

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")
SuperintendentJim Adams
DeanErin Lachapelle
Meaghan Sullivan
PrincipalClaudia Bennett
David DiGirolamo
Peter Regan
Kelley St. Coeur
Teaching staff56.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment832 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.75 [1]
Color(s)    Blue, White, and Red
Athletics Tri-Valley League
Team nameClockers
Rival Hopkinton High School
Accreditation NEASC
Website Official website

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

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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]
RaceEnrolled Pupils* % of District
African American182.2%
Asian11013.7%
Hispanic10012.4%
Native American50.6%
White54868.1%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander00%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic243.0%
Total805100%

* 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]
GenderEnrolled pupilsPercentage
Female40950.81%
Male39549.07%
Non-binary10.12%
Total805100%
Enrollment by Grade [2]
GradePupils EnrolledPercentage
919524.22%
1017521.74%
1122427.83%
1221126.21%
SP*00%
Total805100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12 [3]


Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Enrollment Data (2020-21) - Ashland High (00140505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  3. "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.