Summary:
Melrose, Wisconsin is served by two public schools in the Melrose-Mindoro School District: Melrose-Mindoro Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 with 399 students, and Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High, which serves grades 7–12 with 327 students, for a combined enrollment of 726. There is no standalone middle school, so grades 7 and 8 are handled by the Junior/Senior High.
At the elementary level, the standout features are very low chronic absenteeism (2.3% versus 17.3% statewide) and strong math in most tested grades — 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade math all score above the state average. Fourth grade in 2025–2026 is the exception and the most striking academic weakness in the district: ELA, math, and science all fall roughly 17–21 percentage points below state, with social studies about 12 points below. Student-teacher ratios are small at both schools (12.6 and 12.0), and the elementary school has the higher free/reduced lunch rate, 37.84% compared with 32.72%.
The Junior/Senior High posts the district's best non-test results: a 95.2% graduation rate (state 92.0%), a 0.0% dropout rate (state 1.1%), and 6.5% chronic absenteeism (state 17.3%). Its 8th-grade math has been a bright spot, above state in both recent years, while ACT math, science, and ELA all trail state. Overall academics are uneven: the elementary school's average 2025–2026 proficiency is 52.44% versus the state's 54.65%, and the high school's is 46.58% versus 51.84%. Both schools currently carry 2-star ratings — the elementary school slipped from 3 stars, and the high school improved from the 31st to the 37th percentile — while the district is rated 1 star at the 26th percentile statewide.
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