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North Woods International School

Q: Is North Woods International School a good school?

North Woods International School ranks 755 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend North Woods International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended North Woods International School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Woods International School?

Students at North Woods International School are 53% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Woods International School is a PK–5 school at 2541 Sablewood Rd in La Crosse, WI, serving 255 students in the La Crosse School District. For 2025–2026 it ranks 755th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 27th percentile, 1 star — in the bottom third of the state and slightly below its district's 32nd percentile (2 stars). Its history shows a sustained decline: from near the 59th–61st percentile with 3 stars in 2015–2016 and 2018–2019 to the 27th–30th percentile with 1 star each year since 2021–2022, aside from a brief 2-star year in 2020–2021.

On 2025–2026 Forward Exam results, North Woods averages roughly 44.4% proficient — below its district (~50.7%) and the state (~54.7%). Locally, it outperforms Hamilton Elementary School (~30.0%) and Northside Elementary (~28.6%) and is close to Summit Environmental School (~46.8%), but trails State Road Elementary, School of Technology and Arts I, Emerson Elementary, Coulee Montessori Charter School, Northern Hills Elementary, Pertzsch Elementary, and Eagle Bluff Elementary. Social studies is a relative strength at 65%, at the state level, while 4th-grade science (45%) and 3rd- and 4th-grade ELA and math fall below district and state; 5th-grade ELA (48.57%) and math (45.71%) exceed district averages. Chronic absenteeism improved to 15.6%, better than the district's 19.6% and the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending is $19,218 with a 9.2 student–teacher ratio, and 58.82% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Subgroup results are uneven: effectiveness for Hispanic students reached the 78th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, and special education students ranked in the 45th percentile with 2 stars, while low-SES students ranked in the 15th percentile with 1 star and the latest available ELL rank (2022–2023) was 0th percentile. Overall, North Woods shows real positives — improving attendance, small classes, high spending, and a standout Hispanic subgroup result — alongside a long-term academic decline and gaps in science, early-grade reading and math, and outcomes for low-income and English-learner students.

255

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,218

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

2541 Sablewood Rd
La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 789-7000

District: La Crosse School District

Students who attend North Woods International School usually attend:

Middle:	Logan Middle
High:	Logan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

755^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the La Crosse School District

294^th of 432La Crosse 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
2026	35.7	755 of 1039	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	733 of 1044	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	748 of 1061	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	755 of 1067	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	769 of 1067	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	732 of 1050	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	400 of 1037	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	428 of 1025	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	641 of 1071	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.3	438 of 1075	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	674 of 1076	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.8	890 of 1061	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	843 of 1053	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	793 of 1045	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	810 of 1046	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	756 of 1045	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	767 of 1030	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.3	630 of 1021	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	468 of 689	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	473 of 712	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.8	311 of 632	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	106 of 121	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	86 of 106	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	62 of 107	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	175 of 222	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	233 of 275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.6	80 of 287	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	639 of 986	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	693 of 1001	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	552 of 1011	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	616 of 1010	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	733 of 1017	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	758 of 1004	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.5	434 of 1002	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	484 of 997	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	77 of 347	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	135 of 322	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	135 of 271	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	719 of 848	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	770 of 870	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	771 of 866	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	796 of 871	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	774 of 859	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	707 of 847	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	562 of 874	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	484 of 854	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	755 of 989	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	670 of 1000	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	821 of 1012	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	778 of 1011	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	716 of 1017	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	593 of 1003	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	329 of 1002	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	328 of 997	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	65 of 113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	84 of 119	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	60 of 96	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	58 of 77	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	435 of 791	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	388 of 802	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	332 of 790	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	487 of 770	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	614 of 748	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	632 of 746	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	362 of 742	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	142 of 721	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	504 of 697	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.8	369 of 718	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	381 of 727	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	460 of 715	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	515 of 704	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	442 of 699	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	106 of 718	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	231 of 686	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies65%~ state avg

Science45%-8 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Mathematics40%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Woods International School

What district is North Woods International School in?

La Crosse School District

What is the racial makeup of North Woods International School?

Students at North Woods International School are 53% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% African American.

What schools do graduates of North Woods International School attend?

Students who attend North Woods International School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Logan Middle
High : Logan High

How many students attend North Woods International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended North Woods International School.

Is North Woods International School a good school?

North Woods International School ranks 755^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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