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Emerson Elementary

Q: Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks 518 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving 323 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the La Crosse School District, which is ranked 320 out of 426 districts in the state.

Emerson Elementary has consistently maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, with its highest ranking being 83 out of 1,076 Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year. The school's students outperform the district and state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 4th-grade English Language Arts, 55.26% of Emerson's students were proficient or better, compared to 43.09% for the district and 52.21% for the state. Emerson's students also excelled in Social Studies (71.05% proficient or better) and Science (63.16% proficient or better), outperforming the district and state.

While Emerson Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.0% to 25.3%, the school's rates are generally lower than the district's average. Additionally, Emerson has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.19% to 35.51%, which is lower than some nearby schools like Hintgen Elementary (74.42%) and Northside Elementary (81.89%). Emerson's student-teacher ratio is also relatively low, ranging from 11.7 to 13.6, suggesting the school has sufficient staffing resources to support its students' needs.

317

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,197

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Campbell Rd
La Crosse, WI 54601-3845

(608) 789-7990

District: La Crosse School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

518^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

320^th of 426La 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
2025	55.5	518 of 1044	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	402 of 1061	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	367 of 1067	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	463 of 1067	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	434 of 1050	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	394 of 1037	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	415 of 1025	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.7	400 of 1071	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	269 of 1075	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	83 of 1076	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	63.4	379 of 1061	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	347 of 1053	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	417 of 1045	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	629 of 1046	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	487 of 1045	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	640 of 1030	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	629 of 1021	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	356 of 689	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.2	385 of 712	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	524 of 1001	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	398 of 1011	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	329 of 1010	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	371 of 1017	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	417 of 1004	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	495 of 1002	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	540 of 997	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	659 of 870	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	593 of 866	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	705 of 871	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	525 of 859	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	338 of 847	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	470 of 874	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	629 of 854	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	469 of 1000	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	363 of 1012	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	378 of 1011	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	482 of 1017	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	433 of 1003	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	269 of 1002	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	285 of 997	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	486 of 802	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	305 of 790	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	348 of 770	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	289 of 748	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	213 of 746	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	290 of 742	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	379 of 721	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	429 of 718	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	258 of 727	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	298 of 715	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	368 of 704	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	350 of 699	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	296 of 718	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	228 of 686	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+7 vs state

Science63%+12 vs state

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Emerson has some amazing teachers- many of the children have challenges ranging from autism to parents that don't care. Never seen a place where people care so much for every kid. Close Quote

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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
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%)	55.5	518^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.4%		65.3	402^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	62.1%	116	50.0	55.3	60.9	47.4	50.0	47.8	71.1	63.2	$15,197	$718	$14,478
School of Technology and Arts I	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	73.4	262^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.9%		87.9	58^th of 1061 public elementary schools	94.5%	204	70.6	70.6	81.0	58.8	47.1	57.1	94.1	58.8	$14,007	$395	$13,612
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%)	7.2	955^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.8	934^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.0%	21	33.3	19.1	11.8	23.8	4.8	11.8	19.1	19.1	$18,366	$1,208	$17,158
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%)	65.4	375^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.5	482^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	54.6%	107	64.3	65.9	26.5	71.4	79.6	32.0	84.1	86.4	$15,467	$1,099	$14,368
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%)	17.6	890^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.8%		8.9	957^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.8%	67	35.7	23.7	16.2	34.5	36.8	27.0	50.0	26.3	$18,343	$1,594	$16,749
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%)	49.8	589^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.6%		49	634^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.2%	45	41.7	56.8	45.8	56.3	48.7	50.0	67.6	51.4	$13,254	$634	$12,620
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%)	17.9	886^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.1%		16	914^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.9%	28	56.3	26.7	13.3	18.8	26.7	26.7	40.0	26.7	$11,844	$482	$11,362
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%)	12.3	928^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.1%		21.5	872^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	17.8%	56	21.9	21.9	29.0	25.0	25.0	9.7	43.8	31.3	$16,684	$1,623	$15,061
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
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%)	39.6	733^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	29.8%		38.2	748^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.5%	15	46.2	38.1	54.3	43.6	36.6	45.7	64.3	41.5	$15,647	$762	$14,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Emerson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Logan High

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks 518^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

La Crosse School District

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