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Best Public Schools in La Crosse County, WI

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Schools

14,555

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Salem Middle95^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Coulee Montessori Charter School up 318 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northside Elementary 7.2 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bangor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 14th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 486-2331	313	26	11.8	25.9%	274 (87.5%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	48.9	612^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.1%		62.3	427^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.1%	185				62.8	41.9	69.4				44.2	37.2	61.2				60.5			34.9		90%		$15,527	$578	$14,948
Bangor Middle/High	Public	6-12	700 10th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 486-2331	352	28	12.4	31.5%	315 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	67	166^th of 533 public high schools	68.9%		26.6	346^th of 431 public high schools	19.7%	180	53.2	36.2	53.2				47.1	52.4	59.5				58.8	61.9	67.6		73.0	62.0		54.1			$15,544	$587	$14,957
Holmen High	Public	9-12	1001 McHugh Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3372	1,242	85	14.6	24.6%	1,027 (82.7%)	9 (0.7%)	33 (2.7%)	128 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.5%)	73.4	114^th of 533 public high schools	78.6%		75.2	79^th of 431 public high schools	81.7%	35	57.9	53.1	56.2															51.6					$14,944	$255	$14,689
Holmen Middle	Public	6-8	502 N Main St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3391	868	72	12.0	23.2%	730 (84.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (2.0%)	80 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.0%)	79	103^rd of 643 public middle schools	84.0%		80.9	83^rd of 628 public middle schools	86.8%	20							70.4	65.6	66.5				70.0	66.7	74.7		86.5			61.8			$15,357	$240	$15,117
Sand Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Sand Lake Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 781-0974	363	33	10.9	27.8%	316 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	66.5	366^th of 1039 public elementary schools	64.8%		62.4	424^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.4%	58				68.3	60.3	64.1				68.3	45.6	54.7				69.1			69.1		89%		$16,737	$489	$16,248
Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Long Coulee Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-9080	317	28	11.3	23.0%	236 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	42 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	57.1	498^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.1%		68.5	339^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.5%	159				59.3	57.5	51.8				53.7	55.3	58.9				63.8			53.2		92%		$17,761	$368	$17,392
Viking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Wall St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-3316	355	30	11.7	31.5%	290 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	64.5	391^st of 1039 public elementary schools	62.4%		69.4	325^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.9%	66				55.9	64.2	62.0				57.4	52.2	62.0				70.2			62.7		94%		$16,996	$520	$16,476
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Newport La	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-1600	466	39	12.0	20.8%	403 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	63	405^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.0%		73.1	269^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.2%	136				59.7	62.4	58.7				55.8	51.8	62.7				75.3			54.1		88%		$15,923	$237	$15,686
Southern Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Sunnyside Dr	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7020	333	26	12.7	35.7%	289 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	51.2	574^th of 1039 public elementary schools	44.8%		66.4	368^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.8%	206				55.8	46.7	52.8				55.8	42.2	50.9				66.7			55.6		88%		$15,696	$653	$15,042
North Woods International School	Public	PK, KG-5	2541 Sablewood Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7000	255	28	9.2	58.8%	134 (52.5%)	26 (10.2%)	36 (14.1%)	29 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.8%)	35.7	755^th of 1039 public elementary schools	27.3%		39.6	733^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	29.8%	22				43.2	32.5	48.6				37.8	37.5	45.7				65.0			45.0		79%		$19,218	$1,292	$17,926
School of Technology and Arts I	Public, Charter	K-5	1111 7th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7695	104	7	15.6	23.1%	84 (80.8%)	2 (1.9%)	8 (7.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	78.5	188^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.9%		73.4	262^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.9%	74				89.5	76.5	81.3				73.7	52.9	43.8				88.2			70.6		89%		$15,322	$311	$15,011
Central High	Public	9-12	1801 Losey Blvd S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7900	969	75	12.9	39.1%	659 (68.0%)	48 (5.0%)	50 (5.2%)	83 (8.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (12.2%)	54.9	257^th of 533 public high schools	51.8%		47.6	241^st of 431 public high schools	44.1%	16	46.8	38.8	42.9															51.0					$17,892	$381	$17,511
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Campbell Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7990	317	25	12.4	26.8%	247 (77.9%)	11 (3.5%)	23 (7.3%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.3	355^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.8%		55.5	518^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.4%	163				74.0	58.7	51.2				70.0	60.9	48.8				78.7			59.6		88%		$15,886	$541	$15,345
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	237	33	7.2	84.8%	97 (40.9%)	22 (9.3%)	19 (8.0%)	54 (22.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.6%)	14.7	911^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.6	890^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.8%	21				18.2	25.8	34.2				22.7	16.1	40.5				45.2			25.8		80%		$24,890	$2,388	$22,502
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 7th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7695	151	20	7.5	80.1%	53 (35.1%)	35 (23.2%)	17 (11.3%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (23.8%)	15.8	900^th of 1039 public elementary schools	13.4%		7.2	955^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.5%	55				31.6	31.8	22.2				33.3	31.8	16.7				36.4			36.4		77%		$22,945	$2,146	$20,799
Spence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Bennett St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7773	329	28	11.6	54.7%	201 (61.1%)	14 (4.3%)	21 (6.4%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	73.6	259^th of 1039 public elementary schools	75.1%		65.4	375^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.1%	116				78.3	72.5	53.5				58.7	70.0	51.2				90.0			70.0		87%		$17,754	$1,047	$16,707
Hintgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 28th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7767	210	28	7.6	79.0%	102 (48.6%)	25 (11.9%)	11 (5.2%)	31 (14.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (18.1%)	12.9	920^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.3	928^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.1%	8				33.3	28.0	27.8				29.6	20.0	16.7				36.0			32.0		85%		$22,456	$1,905	$20,550
Logan Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	424	47	8.9	53.3%	245 (57.8%)	31 (7.3%)	28 (6.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.9%)	47.3	374^th of 643 public middle schools	41.8%		43.9	401^st of 628 public middle schools	36.1%	27							39.6	53.4	54.1				40.3	54.9	44.3		69.2			54.2			$21,747	$345	$21,401
Logan High	Public	9-12	1500 Ranger Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7700	729	64	11.4	49.5%	453 (62.1%)	55 (7.5%)	46 (6.3%)	85 (11.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.2%)	56	248^th of 533 public high schools	53.5%		49.3	224^th of 431 public high schools	48.0%	24	52.6	38.0	44.5															47.2					$19,631	$336	$19,295
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Denton St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7670	631	61	10.3	46.9%	420 (66.6%)	32 (5.1%)	30 (4.8%)	65 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.7%)	43.7	406^th of 643 public middle schools	36.9%		42.4	420^th of 628 public middle schools	33.1%	14							43.7	55.2	53.6				40.4	49.7	45.4		60.0			46.4			$18,279	$386	$17,893
State Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Pammel Creek Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7690	284	23	12.1	38.0%	222 (78.2%)	9 (3.2%)	19 (6.7%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.8%)	65.4	377^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.7%		49.8	589^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.6%	212				62.2	73.3	50.0				60.0	64.4	52.8				75.6			53.3		90%		$16,172	$624	$15,548
Summit Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Lakeshore Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7980	295	26	11.3	51.5%	220 (74.6%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.7%)	17 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	39.8	725^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.2%		34.8	770^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.2%	45				47.2	46.0	48.6				44.4	37.8	37.1				67.6			46.0		74%		$16,984	$806	$16,177
School of Technology and Arts II	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	39	2	17.0	30.8%	31 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	70.5	170^th of 643 public middle schools	73.6%		55.5	301^st of 628 public middle schools	52.1%	131							80.0	63.6	63.6				70.0	45.5	54.6		72.7			72.7			$11,092	$307	$10,786
Coulee Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	118	9	13.8	66.1%	85 (72.0%)	5 (4.2%)	8 (6.8%)	7 (5.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.2%)	51.7	568^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.3%		17.9	886^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.1%	318				54.6	64.3	43.8				54.6	50.0	37.5				78.6			50.0		60%		$14,882	$1,144	$13,738
La Crosse Polytechnic School	Public, Charter	6-12	228 5th Avenue South	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-5900	86	5	17.2	31.4%	72 (83.7%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	12.7	469^th of 533 public high schools	12.0%		46.2	247^th of 431 public high schools	42.7%	222	33.3	16.7	16.7				66.7	76.9	76.2				44.4	69.2	61.9		85.7	12.5		76.2			$23,816	$6,407	$17,409
Coulee Region Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	228 5th Ave S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 789-7664	102	6	16.8	20.6%	80 (78.4%)	4 (3.9%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)								(n/a)	30.0	15.0	20.0					75.0	66.7					25.0	0.0		100.0	62.5		0.0			$17,117	$3,613	$13,504
Eagle Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eagle Bluff Ct	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-2453	471	32	14.8	24.0%	329 (69.9%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.5%)	69 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	79.6	168^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.8%		77.1	206^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.3%	38				54.3	69.3	62.4				72.9	82.7	81.2				80.0			74.7		91%		$15,342	$250	$15,092
Northern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 East Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-4542	463	34	13.4	47.1%	280 (60.5%)	14 (3.0%)	27 (5.8%)	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	42.4	692^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	33.4%		45.7	647^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.0%	45				40.9	55.6	35.8				40.9	54.0	47.8				61.9			52.4		92%		$15,049	$524	$14,525
Onalaska High	Public	9-12	700 Wilson St	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-4561	925	67	13.8	27.0%	646 (69.8%)	20 (2.2%)	58 (6.3%)	126 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.1%)	78.6	78^th of 533 public high schools	85.4%		72.9	90^th of 431 public high schools	79.1%	12	64.2	59.5	53.0															55.8					$15,489	$502	$14,987
Onalaska Middle	Public	6-8	707 8th Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-5366	620	48	13.0	29.8%	425 (68.5%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.6%)	97 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	67.3	198^th of 643 public middle schools	69.2%		67.5	206^th of 628 public middle schools	67.2%	8							56.2	56.4	66.8				58.1	57.9	67.2		78.2			60.6			$14,740	$473	$14,267
Pertzsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	524 Main St	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-5644	373	28	13.4	45.0%	250 (67.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.4%)	48 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	68.8	331^st of 1039 public elementary schools	68.1%		73.2	267^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.4%	64				58.2	57.6	62.0				58.2	62.1	78.0				80.3			59.1		91%		$16,544	$580	$15,963
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	475 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 786-1662	677	50	13.4	24.1%	626 (92.5%)	7 (1.0%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	65.3	380^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.4%		76	218^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.1%	162				61.6	58.6					60.1	64.1					78.9			51.6		80%		$14,497	$561	$13,936
West Salem High	Public	9-12	490 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-1220	603	44	13.7	18.6%	523 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	77.6	83^rd of 533 public high schools	84.4%		48.6	235^th of 431 public high schools	45.5%	152	63.4	59.9	54.9															51.9					$16,915	$374	$16,541
West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	534	42	12.7	23.2%	486 (91.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	80.4	95^th of 643 public middle schools	85.2%		80.9	84^th of 628 public middle schools	86.6%	11						70.1	60.3	71.2	74.8			52.1	72.2	75.0	79.4		82.4			58.8			$15,164	$296	$14,868

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