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Summit Environmental School

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Summit Environmental School ranks 725 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Summit Environmental School is a PK–5 elementary school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving 295 students as part of the La Crosse School District. In 2025–26, Summit ranked 725th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide — 30th percentile, 2 stars — slightly below its district's 32nd percentile. That is an improvement from 24th percentile (1 star) in 2023–24 and 26th percentile in 2024–25, following a long slide from 76th percentile in 2015–16. About 51.53% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, per-student spending was $16,984, and the student-teacher ratio was a favorable 11.3 to 1.

Averages for grades 3–5 in 2025–26 were 47.25% in ELA and 39.81% in math, both below the district (50.25% and 45.60%) and the state (53.19% and 53.14%). Math is the clearest challenge: grades 4 and 5 both fell below 40%, and Summit's math average has not exceeded the district's in four years. Fourth-grade social studies at 67.57% is a relative strength, above the state's 65.51% and nearly matching the district, while grade 4 science improved to 45.95% from 38.24% but remains below district and state levels. Chronic absenteeism is a standout at 11.5%, well below the district's 19.6% and the state's 17.3%, and lower than most La Crosse peers, including Spence Elementary (14.1%) and North Woods International School (15.6%).

Among nearby schools, Summit outperforms Hamilton Elementary School and Northside Elementary School by a wide margin, is similar to Northern Hills Elementary, and trails Spence Elementary, School of Technology and Arts I, Emerson Elementary, Coulee Montessori Charter School, Eagle Bluff Elementary, and Pertzsch Elementary. Effectiveness also varies by group: Summit ranked 42nd percentile for male students in 2025–26 but 23rd for female students, and 25th for low-income students — below its overall 30th percentile. Improvement efforts may therefore need to be targeted rather than uniform.

295

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,984

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

74%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1800 Lakeshore Dr
La Crosse, WI 54603-1499

(608) 789-7980

District: La Crosse School District

Students who attend Summit Environmental School usually attend:

Middle:	Logan Middle
High:	Logan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

725^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	39.8	725 of 1039	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	770 of 1044	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	802 of 1061	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	669 of 1067	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	643 of 1067	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	651 of 1050	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	493 of 1037	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	572 of 1025	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	658 of 1071	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.4	256 of 1075	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	59.9	487 of 1076	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.4	816 of 1061	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	834 of 1053	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	892 of 1045	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.0	789 of 1046	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	863 of 1045	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	847 of 1030	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.7	724 of 1021	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.0	527 of 712	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	508 of 633	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	758 of 986	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	816 of 1001	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	800 of 1011	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	646 of 1010	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	607 of 1017	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	718 of 1004	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	614 of 1002	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	677 of 997	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	632 of 848	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	622 of 870	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	706 of 866	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	480 of 871	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	521 of 859	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	529 of 847	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	204 of 874	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	396 of 854	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	575 of 989	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	569 of 1000	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	686 of 1012	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	604 of 1011	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	609 of 1017	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	451 of 1003	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	324 of 1002	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	417 of 997	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	99 of 119	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	462 of 790	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	564 of 748	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	562 of 697	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	622 of 718	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	621 of 727	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	568 of 715	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	498 of 704	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	489 of 699	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	393 of 718	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	397 of 686	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%~ state avg

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science46%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-13 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	74%		$16,984	$806	$16,177
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	80%		$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	60%		$14,882	$1,144	$13,738
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	91%		$16,544	$580	$15,963
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	88%		$15,886	$541	$15,345
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	92%		$15,049	$524	$14,525
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	89%		$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	77%		$22,945	$2,146	$20,799
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	91%		$15,342	$250	$15,092
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	79%		$19,218	$1,292	$17,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Environmental School

What schools do graduates of Summit Environmental School attend?

Students who attend Summit Environmental School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Logan Middle
High : Logan High

What district is Summit Environmental School in?

La Crosse School District

Is Summit Environmental School a good school?

Summit Environmental School ranks 725^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Summit Environmental School?

Students at Summit Environmental School are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Summit Environmental School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Summit Environmental School.

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