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Schools in Ashland

Ashland’s public schools

Mellen School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▲ 28% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
252 students on the public path
In brief

Ashland’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ashland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Mellen Public Schoolin MellenNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mellen School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mellen School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 252 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,988WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 38.1% · 140 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 140 students tested

Ashland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Ashland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ashland—Mellen
Morse—Mellen
Marengo—Mellen PK–12 · Ashland PK–12
SanbornDAshland
White RiverDAshland

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mellen with Ashland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ashland

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ashlandin other towns
Mellen Public School
Grades PK–12 · Mellen
252 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashland’s schools

Are Ashland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ashland. Mellen School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Ashland in?

Mellen School District.

Where do Ashland kids go to high school?

Mellen Public School.

Parents talk

What Ashland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.