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Schools in Marengo

Marengo’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

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
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ashland
Students per teacher
13.4
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,422 students on the public path
In brief

Marengo’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Marengo’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Marengo Valley Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Lake Superior Elementary lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Marengo, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ashland Middle and Mellen Public School. See the path ↓

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 Marengo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC−

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

Two districts serve Marengo

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
Ashland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,759 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,598WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mellen School District17%
State average 38.1% · 140 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mellen School District32%
State average 38.7% · 140 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ashland School District26%
State average 38.1% · 894 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ashland School District22%
State average 38.7% · 893 students tested

Marengo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marengo—Mellen PK–12 · Ashland PK–12
Ashland—Mellen
Grand View—Drummond Area
Lincoln—Drummond Area
Morse—Mellen
White RiverDAshland
Gordon—Chequamegon

2 of the 6 neighbors share Mellen with Marengo for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marengo

4 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 Marengoin other towns
Lake Superior Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashland
C−
603 students13:1Rate it →
Mellen Public School
Grades PK–12 · Mellen
252 students12:1Rate it →
Marengo Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashland
B
184 students15:1Rate it →
Ashland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ashland
C−
383 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Marengo’s schools

Are Marengo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marengo. Mellen School District and Ashland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marengo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marengo in?

Mellen School District and Ashland School District.

Where do Marengo kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ashland Middle and Mellen Public School.

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What Marengo 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.