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Onalaska High

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Onalaska High ranks 78 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 85% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Onalaska High is a grades 9–12 public high school in Onalaska, Wisconsin, a community in the La Crosse area, serving about 925 students as part of the Onalaska School District.

Onalaska High ranks 78th of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025–2026 — the 85th percentile with 4 stars — making it the top-ranked school among its nearby peers, narrowly ahead of West Salem High (83rd) and Holmen High (114th). It clearly outranks the La Crosse city schools, including Central High, Logan High, and La Crosse Polytechnic School. Test scores beat the state average in all four reported subjects, with English/language arts (64.19%) and math (59.53%) as the standout strengths — ELA is the highest in the nearby group, and math is essentially tied with West Salem for the top spot. Science (53.02%) is more mid-pack, with Holmen, West Salem, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High, and Bangor Middle/High all reporting slightly higher results.

Graduation (96.1%) and dropout (0.3%) rates are better than state averages, though a few neighbors post even stronger numbers. Chronic absenteeism at 11.6% beats the state's 17.3% and has improved substantially since 2021–2022, but it remains higher than the district average and several nearby districts — the main item to watch. The school spends less per student than most nearby districts while serving a moderate poverty level, and it ranks well above its own district overall (69th percentile, 3 stars), suggesting the high school is a relative strength within the district. Students with disabilities and low-income students rank highly compared with peers statewide; a few smaller student groups show lower relative rankings that families may want to ask about.

925

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,489

Per pupil spending ?

27.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

700 Wilson St
Onalaska, WI 54650-3497

(608) 783-4561

District: Onalaska School District

Feeder schools for Onalaska High:

Elementary:	Eagle Bluff Elementary
	Northern Hills Elementary
	Pertzsch Elementary
Middle:	Onalaska Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Asian:

13.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg46%

78^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 432Onalaska 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	78.6	78 of 533	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	90 of 431	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	75 of 431	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	82 of 415	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	110 of 391	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	144 of 390	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	74 of 400	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	83 of 410	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	82 of 410	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	50 of 408	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	134 of 466	71.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	87 of 462	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	36 of 457	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	71.4	105 of 452	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	39 of 445	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	79.1	38 of 450	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	69.9	114 of 438	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	112 of 437	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	95 of 281	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.6	24 of 292	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	73.5	68 of 287	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	37 of 275	86.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	2 of 84	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	49 of 71	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	32 of 57	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	46 of 51	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	68.1	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	38 of 115	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	58 of 461	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	101 of 353	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	129 of 343	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	148 of 332	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	180 of 343	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	123 of 355	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	50 of 187	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	43 of 126	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	91.1	7 of 119	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	18 of 86	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	14 of 76	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	84 of 446	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	129 of 335	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	115 of 326	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	65 of 271	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	109 of 250	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	130 of 251	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	134 of 255	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	100 of 462	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	86 of 380	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	66 of 359	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	85 of 347	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	132 of 334	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	29 of 354	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	71 of 373	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	34 of 102	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	11 of 71	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	18 of 333	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	50 of 344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	68 of 285	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	44 of 300	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	54 of 271	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	69 of 269	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	92 of 266	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	58 of 266	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	64 of 261	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2018)72nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+16 vs state

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Social Studies56%+8 vs state

Science53%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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/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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Onalaska High	Public	9-12	700 Wilson St	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-4561	925	67	13.8	27.0%	646 (69.8%)	20 (2.2%)	58 (6.3%)	126 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.1%)	78.6	78^th of 533 public high schools	85.4%		72.9	90^th of 431 public high schools	79.1%	12	64.2	59.5	53.0								55.8		$15,489	$502	$14,987
Logan High	Public	9-12	1500 Ranger Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7700	729	64	11.4	49.5%	453 (62.1%)	55 (7.5%)	46 (6.3%)	85 (11.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.2%)	56	248^th of 533 public high schools	53.5%		49.3	224^th of 431 public high schools	48.0%	24	52.6	38.0	44.5								47.2		$19,631	$336	$19,295
La Crosse Polytechnic School	Public, Charter	6-12	228 5th Avenue South	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-5900	86	5	17.2	31.4%	72 (83.7%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	12.7	469^th of 533 public high schools	12.0%		46.2	247^th of 431 public high schools	42.7%	222	33.3	16.7	16.7	66.7	76.9	76.2	44.4	69.2	61.9	85.7	12.5	76.2	$23,816	$6,407	$17,409
Central High	Public	9-12	1801 Losey Blvd S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7900	969	75	12.9	39.1%	659 (68.0%)	48 (5.0%)	50 (5.2%)	83 (8.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (12.2%)	54.9	257^th of 533 public high schools	51.8%		47.6	241^st of 431 public high schools	44.1%	16	46.8	38.8	42.9								51.0		$17,892	$381	$17,511
Holmen High	Public	9-12	1001 McHugh Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3372	1,242	85	14.6	24.6%	1,027 (82.7%)	9 (0.7%)	33 (2.7%)	128 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.5%)	73.4	114^th of 533 public high schools	78.6%		75.2	79^th of 431 public high schools	81.7%	35	57.9	53.1	56.2								51.6		$14,944	$255	$14,689
West Salem High	Public	9-12	490 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-1220	603	44	13.7	18.6%	523 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	77.6	83^rd of 533 public high schools	84.4%		48.6	235^th of 431 public high schools	45.5%	152	63.4	59.9	54.9								51.9		$16,915	$374	$16,541
Bangor Middle/High	Public	6-12	700 10th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 486-2331	352	28	12.4	31.5%	315 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	67	166^th of 533 public high schools	68.9%		26.6	346^th of 431 public high schools	19.7%	180	53.2	36.2	53.2	47.1	52.4	59.5	58.8	61.9	67.6	73.0	62.0	54.1	$15,544	$587	$14,957
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High	Public	9-12	17511 N Main	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 582-2291	411	32	12.9	21.2%	364 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	69.2	146^th of 533 public high schools	72.6%		48.9	233^rd of 431 public high schools	45.9%	87	57.8	49.0	53.9								47.9		$17,618	$828	$16,790
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	N181 State Road 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 488-2201	327	27	12.0	32.7%	307 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	41.9	336^th of 533 public high schools	37.0%		38.2	296^th of 431 public high schools	31.3%	40	40.0	32.7	38.2		48.3	50.0		48.3	54.2	62.5	43.8	47.9	$15,900	$416	$15,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Onalaska High

What is the racial makeup of Onalaska High?

Students at Onalaska High are 70% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Onalaska High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 925 students attended Onalaska High.

What schools feed into Onalaska High?

Onalaska High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eagle Bluff Elementary
Elementary : Northern Hills Elementary
Elementary : Pertzsch Elementary
Middle : Onalaska Middle

Is Onalaska High a good school?

Onalaska High ranks 78^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Onalaska High in?

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