John Ashley
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · West Springfield, Massachusetts
John Ashley in West Springfield, Massachusetts enrolled 148 students in 2024-25 with 17.6 full-time teachers, 8.4 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
174 students in 2022-23, 204 students in 2023-24, 148 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.2 to 17.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 174 | 15.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 17.7 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 148 | 17.6 | 8.4 |
8.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 152 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Ashley enrolled 197 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 152 of the 197 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.7% of students were White, 34.5% Hispanic, 5.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- White52.7%
- Hispanic34.5%
- Asian5.4%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black3.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in West Springfield
6 public elementary schools in West Springfield report 2024-25 enrollment; John Ashley is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip G Coburn | 699 | 10.8 | not reported |
| John R Fausey | 435 | 11.6 | not reported |
| Tatham | 277 | 11.8 | not reported |
| Memorial | 189 | 9.2 | not reported |
| John Ashley | 148 | 8.4 | not reported |
| Mittineague | 110 | 8.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John Ashley
- BoweThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 411 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Gen John J StefanikThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 392 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare John Ashley with BoweStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Springfield spends per student$19,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,536
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsJohn Ashley is the number 968 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#968 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher8.4 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.8.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about John Ashley
How many students attend John Ashley?
148 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 174 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Springfield, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at John Ashley?
8.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is John Ashley a Title I school?
John Ashley ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is John Ashley in?
West Springfield, NCES district ID 2512510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251251002504 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.