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Marengo Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
291st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Marengo Valley Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Ashland, Wisconsin, serving 184 students in the Ashland School District. Despite belonging to a district ranked 345th of 432 statewide (20th percentile, 1 star), Marengo currently ranks 291st of 1,039 elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, a sharp rebound from its 40th-percentile showing the previous year.

Academically, Marengo leads its nearby schools in the core subjects. Its grades 3–5 average is 66.8% in English language arts and 74.0% in math, both well above Lake Superior Elementary (42.2% and 37.5%), Drummond Elementary (52.0% and 56.9%), Washburn Elementary (46.5% and 53.3%), the district, and the state. The school's most distinctive strength is how well it serves lower-income students: it ranked in the 86th percentile statewide for low socio-economic status students in 2025–2026, even though 67.93% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — the highest rate among these nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism also dropped to 9.6%, far below the district's 28.3% and the state's 17.3%.

Notably, Marengo achieves this with fewer resources than its neighbors: the lowest per-student spending ($15,450) and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.8) in the comparison group, even though Drummond and Washburn belong to higher-ranked districts (Drummond Area School District and Washburn School District). Social studies is its relative weak spot — 4th-grade proficiency of 61.54% is below the state's 65.51% and below Washburn's 75.00%. Because the school is small, year-to-year results can swing widely, so families may want to watch whether these gains hold.

184
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,450
Per pupil spending ?
67.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 62408 State Hwy 112
       Ashland, WI  54806-4128

(715) 278-3286

District: Ashland School District


Students who attend Marengo Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ashland Middle
High:    Ashland High
Racial breakdown:

White:
97.8%
Hispanic:
1.6%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school68%
District avg45%
Wisconsin avg55%
291st of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 28% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Ashland School District
345th of 432Ashland School District among Wisconsin districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202671.9291 of 103972.0%★★★★☆
202547.2628 of 104439.8%★★☆☆☆
202461.0467 of 106156.0%★★★☆☆
202341.0699 of 106734.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.9543 of 106749.1%★★☆☆☆
202158.4458 of 105056.4%★★★☆☆
201970.6273 of 103773.7%★★★★☆
201871.9247 of 102575.9%★★★★☆
201771.2271 of 107174.7%★★★★☆
201664.2370 of 107565.6%★★★☆☆
201577.1162 of 107684.9%★★★★☆
201478.7140 of 106186.8%★★★★☆
201363.9360 of 105365.8%★★★☆☆
201277.8110 of 104589.5%★★★★☆
201184.038 of 104696.4%★★★★★
201067.1338 of 104567.7%★★★☆☆
200959.8483 of 103053.1%★★★☆☆
200868.0321 of 102168.6%★★★☆☆
200766.2276 of 68959.9%★★★☆☆
200660.9351 of 71250.7%★★★☆☆
200575.5134 of 63278.8%★★★★☆
200480.592 of 63385.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202668.0306 of 98669.0%★★★☆☆
202547.8595 of 100140.6%★★☆☆☆
202470.6286 of 101171.7%★★★★☆
202345.4626 of 101038.0%★★☆☆☆
202261.3399 of 101760.8%★★★☆☆
202168.9280 of 100472.1%★★★★☆
201979.9132 of 100286.8%★★★★☆
201865.3342 of 99765.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202674.9120 of 84885.8%★★★★☆
202548.5456 of 87047.6%★★☆☆☆
202460.9310 of 86664.2%★★★☆☆
202351.1421 of 87151.7%★★★☆☆
201987.828 of 87496.8%★★★★★
201887.636 of 85495.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202672.9246 of 98975.1%★★★★☆
202547.0594 of 100040.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.0570 of 101243.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.9679 of 101132.8%★★☆☆☆
202246.0620 of 101739.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.9634 of 100336.8%★★☆☆☆
201961.9377 of 100262.4%★★★☆☆
201876.1178 of 99782.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202655.6309 of 69755.7%★★★☆☆
202533.3529 of 71826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202444.4440 of 72739.5%★★☆☆☆
202319.4630 of 71511.9%★☆☆☆☆
202239.7457 of 70435.1%★★☆☆☆
202163.2233 of 69966.7%★★★☆☆
201957.6306 of 71857.4%★★★☆☆
201858.9281 of 68659.0%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics74%+20 vs state
English Language Arts68%+14 vs state
Social Studies62%-4 vs state
Science58%+4 vs state

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Marengo Valley Elementary ranks 291st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Marengo Valley Elementary.

Students at Marengo Valley Elementary are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

Students who attend Marengo Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ashland Middle
High : Ashland High

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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