📍 768 Lamar Road, Ashland, Benton County, 38603
Ashland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashland, Benton County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ashland Elementary School enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 14% White and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 200 | 73% |
| White | 39 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 274 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ashland Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 3, state house district 5.
Ashland Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Benton County School District, based in Ashland, Mississippi. The district serves 909 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Ashland Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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