Summary:
ZIP code 54806 is home to four public schools serving grades K–12: two elementary schools, Lake Superior Elementary and Marengo Valley Elementary; one middle school, Ashland Middle; and one high school, Ashland High. All four belong to the Ashland School District, which enrolls roughly 1,759 students and ranks 345th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 20th percentile, with 1 star.
Marengo Valley Elementary is the clear standout and the only 4-star school here, ranking 291st of 1,039 schools (72nd percentile) and climbing sharply from the 40th percentile a year earlier. Its chronic absenteeism is just 9.6%, far below the district's 28.3% and the state's 17.3%, and its proficiency is strong, ranging from 65% to 80% in math across grades, with 4th grade science at 57.69%. Notably, it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (67.93%), the lowest per-student spending ($15,450), and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.8) of the four schools.
The other three schools each rank in the lower quarter statewide with 1 star. Attendance is the biggest concern at the secondary level: Ashland High reports 40.2% chronic absenteeism and Ashland Middle 34.0%. Ashland High's graduation rate is 89.2% versus the state's 92.0%, with a 1.5% dropout rate versus 1.1%, and its ACT scores trail the state in math, ELA, and science. Lake Superior Elementary, the largest school with 603 students, posts the lowest single result in this data — 24.44% in 4th grade math — and its scores generally fall below district and state levels. Math is a shared weak spot outside Marengo Valley, and Ashland Middle's 7th grade math sits at 25.64%.
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