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Longfellow Middle

Q: Is Longfellow Middle a good school?

Longfellow Middle ranks 420 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Longfellow Middle is a public middle school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving 625 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Wisconsin middle schools.

Longfellow Middle faces several challenges, including lower test scores than the La Crosse School District and Wisconsin state averages, significant achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, high chronic absenteeism rates, and relatively high dropout rates. While the school has a low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student, these factors do not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes. In comparison, neighboring middle schools like Holmen Middle and West Salem Middle significantly outperform Longfellow Middle in terms of test scores, subgroup performance, and other key metrics.

To improve Longfellow Middle's performance, the school and the La Crosse School District may need to focus on addressing the root causes of the achievement gaps, improving attendance and engagement, and implementing targeted interventions and support for struggling students. Collaboration with higher-performing neighboring districts could also provide valuable insights and best practices to help Longfellow Middle improve.

631

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,356

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Denton St
La Crosse, WI 54601-5898

(608) 789-7670

District: La Crosse School District

Students who attend Longfellow Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Feeder schools for Longfellow Middle:

Elementary:	Hintgen Elementary
	Southern Bluffs Elementary
	Spence Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

420^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	42.4	420 of 628	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	423 of 641	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	378 of 640	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	432 of 617	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	349 of 613	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	417 of 594	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	352 of 579	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	332 of 612	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	455 of 609	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.0	350 of 612	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.7	357 of 585	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.2	387 of 569	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	391 of 559	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	391 of 549	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.3	387 of 539	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.1	360 of 521	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	335 of 519	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.1	190 of 366	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.0	187 of 382	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.5	201 of 324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	88 of 118	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	127 of 127	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	98 of 123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	73 of 88	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	59 of 90	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	138 of 178	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	85 of 173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	96 of 170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	123 of 158	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	52 of 138	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	344 of 573	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	281 of 580	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	349 of 579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	425 of 576	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	343 of 574	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	404 of 557	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	401 of 551	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	161 of 237	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	206 of 239	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	186 of 225	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	151 of 209	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	410 of 509	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	421 of 520	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	383 of 525	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	441 of 522	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	350 of 499	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	403 of 487	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	318 of 489	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	357 of 577	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	407 of 585	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	324 of 591	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	354 of 577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	299 of 572	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	380 of 557	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	275 of 551	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	115 of 126	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	75 of 129	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	69 of 101	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	78 of 96	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	339 of 414	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	287 of 425	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	119 of 439	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	31.5	305 of 421	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	285 of 437	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	220 of 414	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	171 of 417	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	274 of 399	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	298 of 407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	276 of 412	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	320 of 397	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	266 of 393	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	325 of 382	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	278 of 375	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

African American (2024)25th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%-3 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

Science40%-10 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Denton St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7670	631	61	10.3	46.9%	420 (66.6%)	32 (5.1%)	30 (4.8%)	65 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.7%)	42.4	420^th of 628 public middle schools	33.1%		40.3	423^rd of 641 public middle schools	34.0%	3		52.4	58.2	46.0		43.4	49.0	31.5	59.7	40.5	$14,356	$425	$13,931
Logan Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	424	47	8.9	53.3%	245 (57.8%)	31 (7.3%)	28 (6.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.9%)	43.9	401^st of 628 public middle schools	36.1%		44	400^th of 641 public middle schools	37.6%	1		52.8	55.7	43.4		53.1	49.6	34.9	55.0	44.2	$17,762	$630	$17,132
School of Technology and Arts II	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	39	2	17.0	30.8%	31 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	55.5	301^st of 628 public middle schools	52.1%		56.8	289^th of 641 public middle schools	54.9%	12		81.8	54.6	53.3		45.5	63.6	40.0	66.7	46.7	$14,448	$489	$13,959
Onalaska Middle	Public	6-8	707 8th Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-5366	620	48	13.0	29.8%	425 (68.5%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.6%)	97 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	67.5	206^th of 628 public middle schools	67.2%		70.4	172^nd of 641 public middle schools	73.2%	34		60.3	55.2	61.4		57.2	61.4	68.8	75.7	56.4	$12,459	$143	$12,316
West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	534	42	12.7	23.2%	486 (91.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	80.9	84^th of 628 public middle schools	86.6%		80.2	88^th of 641 public middle schools	86.3%	4	60.0	69.6	65.6	72.5	62.6	74.1	75.0	76.8	78.2	59.2	$11,637	$392	$11,245
Holmen Middle	Public	6-8	502 N Main St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3391	868	72	12.0	23.2%	730 (84.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (2.0%)	80 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.0%)	80.9	83^rd of 628 public middle schools	86.8%		77.8	106^th of 641 public middle schools	83.5%	23		70.6	63.3	69.3		69.1	73.2	79.9	79.3	66.4	$11,895	$250	$11,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Middle

What district is Longfellow Middle in?

La Crosse School District

Is Longfellow Middle a good school?

Longfellow Middle ranks 420^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Longfellow Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Longfellow Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Middle?

Students at Longfellow Middle are 67% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Longfellow Middle attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Middle usually go on to attend Central High

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