Marengo Valley Elementary

Marengo Valley Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in Ashland, Wisconsin, operated by Ashland School District, with 184 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Ashland School District (1,759 students total), Marengo Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Marengo Valley Elementary lists that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 68% of students at Marengo Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ashland County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marengo Valley Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.0%; this one delivers 55.1%, a residual of +19.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Ashland County shows median household earnings sit near $62,462, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ashland County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,352 students), Marengo Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Superior Elementary, roughly 8.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marengo Valley Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Marengo Valley Elementary's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 179 (now 184). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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