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La Crosse High

Public Grades 9-12
91st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 340 Kansas High Schools
Better than 73% of Kansas high schools
Summary

La Crosse High is a small high school in La Crosse, Kansas, serving 87 students in grades 9–12. Its latest results show a clear mix: science stands out, while math is still a concern. The most important finding is that science proficiency is higher than the state, district and nearby school.

Science proficiency is 52%, compared with 38% statewide, 44% in the LaCrosse district and 50% at Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School. Math is the school’s weakest latest result: 35%, below the state’s 41%, the district’s 39% and Otis-Bison’s 45%. In English Language Arts (ELA), La Crosse scores 43%—close to the state’s 46%, below the district’s 53% and above Otis-Bison’s 40%. Otis Bison Academy has no reported test scores. One comparison caveat: Otis-Bison serves grades 6–12, while La Crosse serves grades 9–12.

Math has climbed from 0% in 2022–23 to 35% in 2025–26, and its gap below the state narrowed from 31 points to 6. ELA rose from 32% to 43% over those years, though it fluctuated in between. Science has exceeded the state in every reported year, with its lead growing from 8 points in 2022–23 to 14 points in 2025–26. La Crosse High also rose from the 32nd to the 73rd percentile statewide in SchoolDigger’s rankings and earned four stars in 2025–26. In SchoolDigger’s group rankings, Female Students were at the 0th percentile in 2020–21, compared with the school’s overall 32nd percentile that year. The Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking improved from the 37th percentile in 2023–24 to the 74th in 2025–26, while the school overall rose from the 48th to the 73rd percentile. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 8.2, compared with 7.2 at Otis-Bison; about 46% of students at each school qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

87
Students ?
8.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,362
Per pupil spending ?
46.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 400 Washington
       La Crosse, KS  67548-0810

(785) 222-2528

District: LaCrosse


Feeder schools for La Crosse High:

Elementary:    La Crosse Elementary
Middle:    La Crosse Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.8%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026
Strengths
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Kansas median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg45%
Kansas avg42%
91st of 340
Kansas public high schools ?
Top 27%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to top 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
100th of 268LaCrosse among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202668.291 of 34073.2%★★★★☆
202554.9136 of 33259.0%★★★☆☆
202448.7165 of 31848.1%★★☆☆☆
202351.1156 of 32752.3%★★★☆☆
202236.6220 of 32432.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.9219 of 32031.6%★★☆☆☆
201962.699 of 32569.5%★★★★☆
201821.8260 of 31417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201711.3297 of 3166.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201653.0145 of 31353.7%★★★☆☆
201571.074 of 32677.3%★★★★☆
201377.439 of 32387.9%★★★★☆
201272.661 of 31780.8%★★★★☆
201170.774 of 29875.2%★★★★☆
201056.7149 of 30250.7%★★★☆☆
200970.973 of 29174.9%★★★★☆
200872.072 of 26773.0%★★★★☆
200779.143 of 28084.6%★★★★☆
200662.389 of 26266.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20213.9250 of 2500.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201834.8167 of 24832.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202663.563 of 23873.5%★★★★☆
202556.792 of 24662.6%★★★☆☆
202439.3158 of 24936.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.1208 of 25016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3208 of 2236.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201974.437 of 22983.8%★★★★☆
201812.7210 of 2287.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202669.065 of 27276.1%★★★★☆
202145.7144 of 25844.2%★★☆☆☆
201969.056 of 25277.8%★★★★☆
201810.0231 of 2486.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202662.6100 of 31568.3%★★★☆☆
202543.7171 of 30644.1%★★☆☆☆
202446.0160 of 29545.8%★★☆☆☆
202346.5170 of 30945.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.0245 of 30720.2%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7221 of 30226.8%★☆☆☆☆
201961.796 of 30668.6%★★★☆☆
201819.8258 of 29612.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school
White (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2021)<1st percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?
Science52%+14 vs state
English Language Arts43%~ state avg
Mathematics35%-6 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about La Crosse High

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended La Crosse High.

La Crosse High ranks 91st of 340 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at La Crosse High are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

La Crosse High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La Crosse Elementary
Middle : La Crosse Middle School

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 KAP test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025


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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