📍 90 Concord Street, Ashland, Middlesex County, 01721
David Mindess is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashland, Middlesex County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashland school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
David Mindess enrolls 644 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 19% Asian and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 358 | 56% |
| Asian | 125 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
David Mindess is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 15, state house district 124.
David Mindess is one of 5 schools in Ashland, based in Ashland, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,909 students district-wide and employs 217 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, David Mindess is close to the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large