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Northside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

911^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary is a PK–5 school at 1611 Kane St in La Crosse, WI, serving 237 students as part of the La Crosse School District. It ranks 911 of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 12th percentile, with 1 star — and that is not a one-year dip: the school has stayed in the bottom 10–15% of the state across every year shown, from 2020–2021 through 2025–2026. The district as a whole ranks 294 of 432 Wisconsin districts. Northside also serves a high-poverty population, with 84.81% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, up from 77.73% in 2022–2023.

Test results are below district and state averages in every listed subject and grade. On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Northside's rates average roughly 28.6% proficient, compared with about 50.7% for the La Crosse School District and 54.8% statewide. Nearby schools post much higher results, including Spence Elementary, School of Technology and Arts I, Emerson Elementary, Pertzsch Elementary, and Eagle Bluff Elementary. Interestingly, Northside is not short on resources: its $24,890 per-student spending is the highest among nearby schools, and its 7.2 student-teacher ratio is the smallest. Hamilton Elementary School is the closest match in both poverty level and low outcomes.

One clear bright spot is attendance. Chronic absenteeism fell from 34.8% in 2022–2023 to 13.0% in 2024–2025, better than both district and state averages, though most Onalaska School District peers still attend more consistently. Results for specific student groups are uneven: the school ranks relatively higher for special education students (34th percentile) and multi-racial students (36th percentile), but very low for low-income students (6th percentile) — a major concern given how large that group is at Northside.

237

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,890

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 — 15th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

911^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	14.7	911 of 1039	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.7	110 of 121	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.6	209 of 245	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	893 of 986	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.2	796 of 848	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.7	801 of 989	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.5	91 of 142	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.6	519 of 791	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	6.9	681 of 697	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)36th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 vs state

Science26%-28 vs state

English Language Arts26%-28 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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	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	$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	$14,882	$1,144	$13,738
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	$16,984	$806	$16,177
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	$15,886	$541	$15,345
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	$16,544	$580	$15,963
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	$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	$15,342	$250	$15,092
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	$15,322	$311	$15,011
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	$22,945	$2,146	$20,799
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	$15,049	$524	$14,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

What district is Northside Elementary in?

La Crosse School District

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Logan Middle
High : Logan High

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.

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