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Prairie View Elementary

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Prairie View Elementary ranks 269 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Prairie View Elementary is a public elementary school in Holmen, Wisconsin, serving 464 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Holmen School District, which is ranked 99 out of 426 school districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Prairie View Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20-30% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a current ranking of 269 out of 1,044 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally higher than the Holmen School District and Wisconsin state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 68.18% of 5th-grade students at Prairie View Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.41% for the district and 51.26% for the state. In Mathematics, 68.83% of 4th-grade students at Prairie View Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 65.02% for the district and 53.96% for the state.

Prairie View Elementary also performs well across different student subgroups, with high rankings for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school ranked 77 out of 770 Wisconsin elementary schools for special education students and 144 out of 871 schools for low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 19.5% in 2022-2023 to 3.7% in 2023-2024, which is much lower than the state average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Holmen School District and the surrounding Onalaska and Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau school districts, Prairie View Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement and student subgroup performance.

466

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,716

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Newport La
Holmen, WI 54636

(608) 526-1600

District: Holmen School District

Students who attend Prairie View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holmen Middle
High:	Holmen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Asian:

6.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Holmen School District

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg54%

269^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Holmen School District

99^th of 426Holmen School District among Wisconsin 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	269 of 1044	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	213 of 1061	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	195 of 1067	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	295 of 1067	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	246 of 1050	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	75 of 1037	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	32 of 1025	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.5	107 of 1071	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	112 of 1075	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	172 of 1076	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	161 of 1061	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	293 of 1053	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	272 of 1045	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	175 of 1046	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	305 of 1001	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	280 of 1011	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	126 of 1010	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	331 of 1017	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	279 of 1004	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	59 of 1002	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	25 of 997	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	194 of 870	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	181 of 866	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	144 of 871	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	413 of 847	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	84 of 874	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	10 of 854	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	220 of 1000	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	162 of 1012	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	248 of 1011	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	271 of 1017	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	206 of 1003	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	110 of 1002	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	51 of 997	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	180 of 802	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	92 of 790	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	77 of 770	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	110 of 748	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	69 of 746	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	71 of 742	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	38 of 721	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	223 of 718	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	208 of 727	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	225 of 715	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	287 of 704	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	209 of 699	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	102 of 718	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	39 of 686	94.3%	★★★★★

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 (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies78%+14 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts64%+12 vs state

Science60%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-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%)	73.1	269^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.2	213^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.9%	56	58.0	66.2	68.2	59.3	68.8	67.1	77.9	59.7	$11,716	$245	$11,471
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-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%)	68.5	339^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.5%		81	151^st of 1061 public elementary schools	85.8%	188	56.8	49.2	70.7	70.5	63.8	69.0	74.6	52.5	$13,962	$358	$13,604
Viking Elementary	Public	K-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%)	69.4	325^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.9%		74.9	237^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.7%	88	66.7	64.1	63.6	58.0	67.2	50.9	71.9	62.5	$13,572	$369	$13,203
Sand Lake Elementary	Public	K-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%)	62.4	424^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.4%		64.6	410^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.4%	14	53.7	56.3	61.0	50.8	59.4	59.3	73.4	59.4	$13,155	$347	$12,808
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%)	45.7	647^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.0%		47.9	641^st of 1061 public elementary schools	39.6%	6	57.6	37.1	46.3	66.7	50.0	48.8	51.6	38.7	$12,364	$569	$11,795
Trempealeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24231 5th St	Trempealeau	54661	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 534-6394	309	23	13.6	19.4%	278 (90.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	77.9	193^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.4	262^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	75.3%	69	71.4	77.6	60.5	57.1	73.5	50.0	89.8	73.5	$12,699	$616	$12,083
Galesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17151 French Rd	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 582-2241	263	21	12.4	30.8%	228 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	43.3	677^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%		51.9	608^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.7%	69	55.9	40.4	45.0	58.8	34.8	52.5	63.0	41.3	$13,773	$695	$13,078
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%)	73.2	267^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.4%		70	322^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	69.7%	55	70.8	73.5	48.3	75.4	85.7	60.3	75.5	49.0	$12,624	$463	$12,161
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%)	77.1	206^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.8	175^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.5%	31	62.0	61.9	58.2	76.0	76.2	82.1	72.6	66.7	$12,903	$352	$12,551
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%)	34.8	770^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.5	802^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	24.4%	32	33.3	32.4	56.4	35.9	38.2	43.6	64.7	38.2	$16,179	$1,108	$15,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Elementary?

Students at Prairie View Elementary are 86% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Prairie View Elementary in?

Holmen School District

How many students attend Prairie View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Prairie View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Prairie View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holmen Middle
High : Holmen High

Is Prairie View Elementary a good school?

Prairie View Elementary ranks 269^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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