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Hintgen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hintgen Elementary is a public elementary school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving 215 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the La Crosse School District, which is ranked 320 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hintgen Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 869 and 928 out of over 1,000 schools in the state over the past several years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.88% of 3rd graders at Hintgen Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.39% in the La Crosse School District and 52.14% statewide.

Hintgen Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a higher proportion of minority students compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Hintgen Elementary has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 25.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.4 to 9.4 students per teacher, it performs significantly worse than other elementary schools in the La Crosse School District, such as North Woods International School, Emerson Elementary, and Southern Bluffs Elementary.

210

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,684

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3505 28th St S
La Crosse, WI 54601-7962

(608) 789-7767

District: La Crosse School District

Students who attend Hintgen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Longfellow Middle
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

Two or more races:

18.1%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (26% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

928^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	12.3	928 of 1044	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	872 of 1061	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	922 of 1067	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	913 of 1067	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	869 of 1050	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	897 of 1037	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	884 of 1025	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.8	718 of 1071	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.4	398 of 1075	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.8	680 of 1076	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.0	720 of 1061	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	808 of 1053	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	765 of 1045	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.7	744 of 1046	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.8	697 of 1045	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	582 of 1030	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.8	372 of 1021	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	235 of 689	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	241 of 712	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.7	228 of 632	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.1	154 of 633	75.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	116 of 122	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	152 of 269	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	189 of 248	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	73 of 222	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.3	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	836 of 1001	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	843 of 1011	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	877 of 1010	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	865 of 1017	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	762 of 1004	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	821 of 1002	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	832 of 997	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	802 of 870	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	732 of 866	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	824 of 871	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	784 of 859	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	745 of 847	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	839 of 874	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	813 of 854	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	911 of 1000	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	803 of 1012	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	845 of 1011	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	844 of 1017	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	857 of 1003	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	875 of 1002	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	876 of 997	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	708 of 802	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	592 of 790	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	748 of 748	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	379 of 746	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	603 of 742	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	597 of 721	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	681 of 718	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	647 of 727	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	680 of 715	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	657 of 704	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	647 of 699	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	666 of 718	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	657 of 686	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-20 vs state

Science31%-20 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

Mathematics20%-34 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
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
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
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
Southern Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Sunnyside Dr	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7020	333	26	12.7	35.7%	289 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	66.4	368^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.8%		60.7	476^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.1%	108	61.7	51.9	48.6	61.7	64.8	60.0	77.8	63.0	$15,454	$446	$15,008
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
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
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
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 Hintgen Elementary

How many students attend Hintgen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Hintgen Elementary.

Is Hintgen Elementary a good school?

Hintgen Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Hintgen Elementary in?

La Crosse School District

What is the racial makeup of Hintgen Elementary?

Students at Hintgen Elementary are 49% White, 18% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 12% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Hintgen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hintgen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Longfellow Middle
High : Central High

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