Summary:
ZIP code 54603 has five public schools — two elementary, two middle, and one high school — all within the La Crosse School District, together serving 1,724 students in grades PK through 12.
The schools vary widely. School of Technology and Arts II is the academic standout, ranking 170 of 643 (74th percentile, 4 stars) with only 39 students, the ZIP's lowest free/reduced lunch rate (30.77%) and lowest per-student spending ($11,092); its 2025–26 proficiency reaches 80% in 6th grade ELA and 70% in 6th grade math, though its small size makes results volatile. Northside Elementary ranks 12th percentile (1 star), with the highest poverty indicator (84.81%) and highest spending ($24,890), and proficiency as low as 16.13% in 4th grade math. Logan High (53rd percentile, 3 stars) posts a 96.3% graduation rate but the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism (30.7%). Logan Middle (42nd percentile) is strongest in 8th grade Social Studies (69.17%) and Science (54.17%), while Summit Environmental School has the lowest absenteeism (11.5%) and a slowly improving rank.
Math is the shared challenge: Logan High math (37.96%), Logan Middle 6th and 8th grade math (40.3% and 44.26%), and Summit's grades 3–5 math (44.44%, 37.84%, 37.14%) all trail state averages, while Social Studies and Science are relative bright spots in several schools. Enrollment is concentrated at Logan High (42.3% of the ZIP's students), elementary schools hold 30.9% and middle schools 26.9%. Per-student spending ranges from $11,092 to $24,890 — nearly 2.25× — and student-teacher ratios run from 7.2 at Northside to 11.4 at Logan High.
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