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Northside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the La Crosse School District, which is ranked 320 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary consistently performs below the La Crosse School District and Wisconsin state averages in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Northside Elementary's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 35.71% in ELA and 34.48% in Math, compared to the district's 46.39% and 46.15%, and the state's 52.14% and 55%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 25.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Northside Elementary spends more per student ($13,703 to $18,343) compared to nearby schools, but this has not translated into better academic outcomes.

Northside Elementary's academic performance lags behind nearby schools like North Woods International School, School of Technology and Arts I, and Emerson Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and higher SchoolDigger rankings. Schools like Pertzsch Elementary and Eagle Bluff Elementary, which are in the Onalaska School District, also outperform Northside Elementary academically.

237

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,343

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1611 Kane St
La Crosse, WI 54603

(608) 789-7970

District: La Crosse School District

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Logan Middle
High:	Logan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

Asian:

22.8%

Two or more races:

18.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

890^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	17.6	890 of 1044	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	957 of 1061	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	951 of 1067	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	905 of 1067	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	924 of 1050	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	929 of 1037	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	961 of 1025	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	950 of 1071	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	916 of 1075	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	946 of 1076	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	883 of 1061	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	809 of 1053	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	799 of 1045	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	780 of 1046	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	867 of 1045	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	717 of 1030	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	841 of 1021	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	564 of 689	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	562 of 712	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	103 of 116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	114 of 123	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	179 of 255	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	209 of 269	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.4	63 of 248	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	111 of 222	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.6	265 of 275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	270 of 287	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	861 of 1001	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	891 of 1011	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	879 of 1010	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	846 of 1017	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	882 of 1004	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	900 of 1002	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	939 of 997	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	785 of 870	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	833 of 871	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	771 of 859	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	769 of 847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	828 of 874	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	829 of 854	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	825 of 1000	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	919 of 1012	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	923 of 1011	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	866 of 1017	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	874 of 1003	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	884 of 1002	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	928 of 997	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	30 of 113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	11.2	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	647 of 802	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	609 of 790	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	514 of 770	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	202 of 748	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.8	531 of 746	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	593 of 742	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	671 of 721	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	700 of 718	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	705 of 727	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	699 of 715	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	649 of 704	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	671 of 699	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	687 of 718	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	680 of 686	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies50%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-21 vs state

Science26%-25 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Northside Elementary in?

La Crosse School District

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Northside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 41% White, 23% Asian, 19% Two or more races, 9% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Logan Middle
High : Logan High

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