Charles S Ashley

Summary:

Charles S Ashley is an elementary school located in New Bedford, MA, serving 278 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New Bedford school district, which is ranked 318 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles S Ashley has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with its performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-24, only 13.71% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 39.17% statewide, and 14.63% were proficient or better in Math compared to 40.91% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, White students, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles.

The challenges faced by Charles S Ashley are not unique within the New Bedford district, as many nearby schools like Sgt Wm H Carney Academy, Thomas R Rodman, and Elwyn G Campbell also perform poorly on academic metrics. However, some schools in the area, such as Elizabeth Carter Brooks and Alma del Mar Charter School, are able to achieve significantly better results, indicating that improved academic outcomes are possible with the right strategies and resources.


Detail:

Public K-5

 122 Rochambeau Street
       New Bedford, MA  02745-5449


(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

SchoolDigger Rank:
859th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,895 Help


Students who attend Charles S Ashley usually attend:

Middle:    Normandin Middle School
High:    New Bedford High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  262

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.0%
Hispanic:
32.8%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Charles S Ashley ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 13th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the New Bedford School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50%), Hispanic (32.8%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Charles S Ashley is 13.2. 16 elementary schools in the New Bedford School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Charles S Ashley is $19,895, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the New Bedford School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Charles S Ashley:

SchoolDigger ranks Charles S Ashley 859th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Charles S Ashley in the ranking list.)

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New Bedford:

SchoolDigger ranks New Bedford 318th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Charles S Ashley

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Rank History for all students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 33.55 625th 884 29.3%
2004 26.54 677th 882 23.2%
2005 33.07 620th 887 30.1%
2006 32.35 667th 911 26.8%
2007 40.02 622nd 911 31.7%
2008 34.80 647th 908 28.7%
2009 30.00 685th 909 24.6%
2010 31.22 685th 920 25.5%
2011 35.12 648th 924 29.9%
2012 39.37 611th 930 34.3%
2013 47.92 527th 928 43.2%
2014 27.31 722nd 926 22.0%
2015 28.37 699th 914 23.5%
2016 39.15 608th 932 34.8%
2017 33.41 674th 938 28.1%
2018 38.01 614th 934 34.3%
2019 23.67 760th 942 19.3%
2021 37.74 598th 936 36.1%
2022 37.31 589th 932 36.8%
2023 20.12 746th 928 19.6%
2024 10.23 859th 916 6.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.03 497th 886 43.9%
2019 25.88 749th 896 16.4%
2021 42.57 524th 894 41.4%
2022 58.79 319th 905 64.8%
2023 21.72 612th 703 12.9%
2024 14.23 722nd 731 1.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.48 343rd 685 49.9%
2019 34.29 502nd 700 28.3%
2021 52.92 300th 705 57.4%
2022 63.23 220th 772 71.5%
2023 32.12 565th 757 25.4%
2024 23.77 648th 760 14.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.22 568th 893 36.4%
2019 30.71 666th 902 26.2%
2021 39.33 569th 898 36.6%
2022 38.79 564th 901 37.4%
2023 34.42 588th 887 33.7%
2024 14.63 790th 886 10.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.85 461st 656 29.7%
2019 24.91 540th 665 18.8%
2022 26.83 517th 672 23.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.52 610th 898 32.1%
2019 20.97 753rd 907 17.0%
2021 37.05 576th 904 36.3%
2022 36.71 579th 908 36.2%
2023 8.68 857th 896 4.4%
2024 8.53 858th 891 3.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.30 584th 925 36.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.53 74th 379 80.5%
2019 48.29 197th 398 50.5%
2021 56.21 118th 379 68.9%
2023 43.57 221st 420 47.4%
2024 26.42 371st 446 16.8%
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Rank History for White students at Charles S Ashley

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.74 584th 772 24.4%
2019 19.42 689th 780 11.7%
2021 29.93 598th 765 21.8%
2022 35.24 533rd 764 30.2%
2023 15.68 686th 762 10.0%
2024 5.12 739th 753 1.9%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Charles S Ashley

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 346 9 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1989 374 12 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1990 413 6 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1991 393 10 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1992 393 10 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1993 412 10 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1994 408 9 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1995 424 13 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1996 424 13 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1997 380 8 4 15 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1998 395 10 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1999 382 9 7 18 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2000 394 16 5 17 2 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 377 15 4 18 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2002 339 14 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2003 339 14 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2004 302 9 3 32 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2005 303 7 3 32 2 n/a n/a 0 347
2006 269 3 2 40 0 n/a n/a 15 329
2007 264 6 2 30 0 n/a n/a 11 313
2008 253 15 1 35 1 n/a n/a 15 320
2009 250 8 1 29 1 3 12 0 304
2010 258 10 1 37 1 3 13 0 323
2011 275 8 0 34 1 3 10 0 331
2012 264 12 0 42 1 2 11 0 332
2013 256 13 0 54 1 1 10 0 335
2014 252 15 2 71 1 0 19 0 360
2015 246 15 2 74 1 0 14 0 352
2016 226 12 1 72 1 0 12 0 324
2017 226 14 3 75 1 0 12 0 331
2018 186 18 2 61 0 0 15 0 282
2019 191 16 4 66 0 0 12 0 289
2020 174 9 5 68 0 0 9 0 265
2021 118 15 2 56 0 0 10 0 201
2022 156 14 5 80 1 0 19 0 275
2023 145 16 6 89 1 0 21 0 278
2024 131 20 3 86 0 0 22 0 262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Charles S Ashley

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 362 n/a n/a n/a
1989 391 n/a n/a n/a
1990 424 n/a n/a n/a
1991 410 n/a n/a n/a
1992 411 n/a n/a n/a
1993 434 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 432 n/a n/a n/a
1995 454 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 454 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 407 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 420 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 416 n/a 0.0 42.3
2000 434 n/a 0.0 37.3
2001 414 n/a 0.0 37
2002 380 n/a n/a 36.6
2003 380 n/a n/a 36.6
2004 346 20.1 17.2 41
2005 347 21.1 16.4 40.6
2006 329 19.4 17.0 44.3
2007 313 20.0 15.7 47.7
2008 320 16.2 19.8 51.5
2009 304 16.0 19.0 52.6
2010 323 16.0 20.1 53.3
2011 331 18.2 18.1 54.4
2012 332 18.3 18.1 54.8
2013 335 19.2 17.3 60.3
2014 360 18.3 19.6 66.7
2015 352 17.0 20.7 100
2016 324 19.0 17.0 n/a
2017 331 20.8 15.8 n/a
2018 282 18.2 15.4 n/a
2019 289 17.9 16.1 n/a
2020 265 19.0 13.9 n/a
2021 201 19.4 10.3 n/a
2022 275 20.1 13.6 n/a
2023 278 22.2 12.5 n/a
2024 262 19.7 13.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Charles S Ashley

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 362 n/a n/a n/a
1989 391 n/a n/a n/a
1990 424 n/a n/a n/a
1991 410 n/a n/a n/a
1992 411 n/a n/a n/a
1993 434 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 432 n/a n/a n/a
1995 454 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 454 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 407 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 420 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 416 n/a 0.0 42.3
2000 434 n/a 0.0 37.3
2001 414 n/a 0.0 37
2002 380 n/a n/a 36.6
2003 380 n/a n/a 36.6
2004 346 20.1 17.2 41
2005 347 21.1 16.4 40.6
2006 329 19.4 17.0 44.3
2007 313 20.0 15.7 47.7
2008 320 16.2 19.8 51.5
2009 304 16.0 19.0 52.6
2010 323 16.0 20.1 53.3
2011 331 18.2 18.1 54.4
2012 332 18.3 18.1 54.8
2013 335 19.2 17.3 60.3
2014 360 18.3 19.6 66.7
2015 352 17.0 20.7 100
2016 324 19.0 17.0 n/a
2017 331 20.8 15.8 n/a
2018 282 18.2 15.4 n/a
2019 289 17.9 16.1 n/a
2020 265 19.0 13.9 n/a
2021 201 19.4 10.3 n/a
2022 275 20.1 13.6 n/a
2023 278 22.2 12.5 n/a
2024 262 19.7 13.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Charles S Ashley

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $669 (4.8%) $13,207 (95.2%) $13,877
2020 $907 (5.9%) $14,380 (94.1%) $15,287
2021 $1,179 (5.9%) $18,716 (94.1%) $19,895

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Charles S Ashley

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 760th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 746th of 928 Elementary schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Charles S Ashley)4721.2
 25.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford)4829.3
 18.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Charles S Ashley)496.1
 42.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Bedford)4226.5
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Charles S Ashley)2928.6
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford)4223.2
 18.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Charles S Ashley)4332.7
 10.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford)4028.7
 11.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Charles S Ashley)3125
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford)3925.5
 13.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Charles S Ashley)1925
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford)4123.9
 17.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Charles S Ashley)3325
 8%
   5th Grade Science (New Bedford)3521.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Charles S Ashley)3625.4
 10.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (New Bedford)3523.6
 11.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Charles S Ashley)3723
 14%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Bedford)3222.1
 9.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Charles S Ashley)3325
 8%
   All Grades Science (New Bedford)2521
 4%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students289278
 3.8%
African American1616
American Indian01
Asian46
 50%
Hispanic6689
 34.8%
Pacific Islander00
White191145
 24.1%
Two or More Races1221
 75%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 262 students attended Charles S Ashley.

Students at Charles S Ashley are 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Charles S Ashley usually go on to attend:

Middle : Normandin Middle School
High : New Bedford High

Charles S Ashley ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.


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