Summary:
The Melrose-Mindoro School District in Wisconsin serves PK–12 students across two schools: Melrose-Mindoro Elementary (PK–6, enrollment 399) and Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High (7–12, enrollment 327), for a total of 726 students. The district is ranked 319 of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 26th percentile with 1 star. Current school-level ratings are higher: both schools are 2 stars, with the elementary at 583/1039 (44th percentile) and the high school at 336/533 (37th percentile).
Attendance is the clearest district-wide strength. Chronic absenteeism is 2.3% at the elementary, 6.5% at the high school, 4.3% districtwide, and 17.3% statewide. Both schools report a 0.0% dropout rate, and the high school’s graduation rate is 95.2% versus 92.0% for the state. Elementary math is generally a bright spot: in 2024–2025, all tested grades 3–6 were above state, with 5th grade at 75.41% versus 52.58%. However, 4th grade in 2025–2026 is a major weak point: ELA 33.33% vs 53.87%, math 35.56% vs 52.87%, science 35.56% vs 53.46%, and social studies 53.33% vs 65.51%. At the high school, some grade-level results are strong, including 8th grade math at 67.39% vs 53.06% in 2024–2025 and 54.17% vs 53.67% in 2025–2026, but ACT ELA, math, and science remain below state in both years provided.
Both schools have declined in rank history. The elementary moved from 3 stars and 57th percentile in 2024–2025 to 2 stars and 44th percentile in 2025–2026. The high school moved from 3 stars and 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and 37th percentile in 2025–2026. Spending and class size are similar: $16,234 per student at the elementary and $15,900 at the high school, with student-teacher ratios of 12.6 and 12.0. Free/reduced lunch is 37.84% at the elementary and 32.72% at the high school, about 35.5% combined. Test scores are volatile year over year. Overall, the district’s strengths are attendance, low dropout, and high school completion; areas to watch are the elementary 4th-grade 2025–2026 dip, high school ACT results, and recent rank declines.
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