Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550051000079
Marengo Valley Elementary
62408 State Hwy 112, Ashland, WI 54806 · (715) 278-3286 · Ashland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
125 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 17% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ashland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -17.5pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 57.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Marengo Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #525 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #443 of 992 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #665 of 992 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #936 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #200 of 1,064 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
184
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 184 | 12.4 | 14.8:1 | 68% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 10 | 19.0:1 | 75% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 72% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 11 | 15.8:1 | 80% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 14.1 | 12.7:1 | 67% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 77% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 80% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 43% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 6 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marengo Valley Elementary.
About Marengo Valley Elementary
Marengo Valley Elementary is a small elementary school in Ashland, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 184 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Ashland School District enrolls 1,759 students, and its 4 schools include Marengo Valley Elementary.
White students are the large majority at Marengo Valley Elementary, with 98% of enrollment. By comparison, Ashland County residents are about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Marengo Valley Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 4%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Marengo Valley Elementary is 68%. On average, public schools in Ashland County report 56%.
In Wisconsin, Marengo Valley Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.1% compared with a predicted 36.0%.
Ashland County has about 16,080 residents, and median household income is about $62,462, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Ashland County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,352.
The closest other public school is Lake Superior Elementary, about 8.6 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marengo Valley Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Marengo Valley Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 174 in 2020-21 and 184 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ashland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,080
Census ACS
Median income
$62,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland School District
- Lake Superior ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Ashland HighHigh · 589 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Lake Superior ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Ashland HighHigh · 589 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Superior Elementary8.6 mi · 603
- Ashland High8.8 mi · 589
- Ashland Middle9.8 mi · 383
- Mellen Public School13.2 mi · 252
- Washburn Middle15.9 mi · 80
- Washburn High15.9 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Marengo Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Marengo Valley Elementary?
Marengo Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marengo Valley Elementary serve?
Marengo Valley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marengo Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marengo Valley Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marengo Valley Elementary?
At Marengo Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Marengo Valley Elementary public or private?
Marengo Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.