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At a glance

100^thof 268 Kansas districts▲ 19

Better than 62% of Kansas districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

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La Crosse, KS 67548·(785) 222-2505·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 62.7% of districts

Schools

249

Students

Top rankedLa Crosse High91^st of 340 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

La Crosse High up 45 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

La Crosse has three public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: La Crosse Elementary (PK–6), La Crosse Middle School (grades 7–8), and La Crosse High (grades 9–12). In 2025–2026, results vary by subject and school, with the clearest area-wide concern in mathematics: the equal-weight school average was 35% proficient, compared with 41% statewide, and Middle was 16 points below the state.

La Crosse Elementary stands out in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, with 61% proficient in ELA—18 points above the next-highest school—and 46% in math, 5 points above Kansas. La Crosse High leads in science at 52%, 14 points above the state. La Crosse Middle School has the lowest all-grades result in each subject: 42% in ELA, 25% in math, and 38% in science; its science result is about 1 point below Kansas. SchoolDigger’s rankings also place High highest (73rd percentile, 4 stars), followed by Elementary (67th percentile, 3 stars) and Middle (35th percentile, 2 stars).

Recent changes are mixed: the school-average ELA result rose from 43% to 49% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while the math average rose from 34% to 35% but fell further behind the state. Elementary’s science score dropped 43 points, and Middle’s fell 8; High has no prior-year science figure for comparison. Grade-level results can also change the picture: Elementary’s fifth-grade math was 30%, 15 points below the state, despite stronger results in its other reported math grades. SchoolDigger’s three-year rankings improved at High and Elementary, by 25 and 14 percentile points, while Middle changed by 2. Ratios range from 7.4 students per teacher at Middle to 9.9 at Elementary; reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 38% to 46%. High also reports a 100% graduation rate, alongside chronic absenteeism of 17%, close to the state’s 18%.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Crosse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 222-2622	125	13	9.9	44.8%	110 (88.0%)	2 (1.6%)	10 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	64.1	215^th of 657 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.2	193^rd of 656 public elementary schools	70.6%	22	58.8	64.3	59.3	61.5				61.2	58.8	50.0	29.6	53.8				45.9	40.7			40.7	$18,059	$2,312	$15,748
La Crosse High	Public	9-12	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	No	(785) 222-2528	87	11	8.2	46.0%	79 (90.8%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	68.2	91^st of 340 public high schools	73.2%		54.9	136^th of 332 public high schools	59.0%	45							43.5	43.5							34.8	34.8			52.2	52.2	$22,540	$1,781	$20,759
La Crosse Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	No	(785) 222-3030	37	5	7.4	37.8%	34 (91.9%)	1 (2.7%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	239^th of 368 public middle schools	35.1%		34.5	242^nd of 363 public middle schools	33.3%	3					50.0	31.3		41.7					25.0	25.0		25.0		37.5		37.5	$19,420	$1,860	$17,560

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Otis-Bison	13.92 mi	3
Western Plains	21.55 mi	3
Pawnee Heights	23.36 mi	2
Hays	23.46 mi	7	97^th
Victoria	24.34 mi	2	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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