Enrollment
37
Middle
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACROSSE·NCES 200822000891
La Crosse Middle School
400 Washington, La Crosse, KS 67548 · (785) 222-3030 · Rush County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL37 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
14 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 14 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 62% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
La Crosse Middle School→La Crosse High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LaCrosse. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 8.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where La Crosse Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37 | #216 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
37
-3 (-7%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 79
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37 | 5 | 7.4:1 | 38% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 4.9 | 9.2:1 | 47% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 5 | 9.6:1 | 52% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 4 | 10.0:1 | 50% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 4.8 | 9.8:1 | 49% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 51 | 4 | 12.8:1 | 53% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 5 | 7.2:1 | 61% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 78 | 5 | 15.6:1 | 35% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 79 | 7 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Crosse Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (47 to 37); teachers up 4% (4.8 to 5).
About La Crosse Middle School
La Crosse Middle School is a small middle-grades school in La Crosse, Kansas. The school counts 37 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 91% smaller than the 402 average for middle schools in Kansas.
LaCrosse is made up of 3 schools with 249 students in all.
La Crosse Middle School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. For comparison, Rush County is about 88% White.
The teaching staff at La Crosse Middle School is 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.4:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%.
allk12 grades La Crosse Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 26.4%, is 17.7 points below the 44.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Rush County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,970, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. La Crosse Middle School is among the 6 public schools in Rush County.
Nearest public school: La Crosse High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.6%; La Crosse Middle School's is 26.4%, ranking 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 40 to 37. Students per teacher fell from 10.0 in 2020-21 to 7.4 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rush County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,947
Census ACS
Median income
$59,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
421 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaCrosse
- La Crosse ElementaryElementary · 125 students
- La Crosse HighHigh · 87 students
Other schools in La Crosse
- La Crosse ElementaryElementary · 125 students
- La Crosse HighHigh · 87 students
Nearby schools
- La Crosse High0.0 mi · 87
- La Crosse Elementary0.4 mi · 125
- Otis-Bison Elementary13.6 mi · 73
- Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School13.6 mi · 81
- Otis Bison Academy13.6 mi · 18
- Western Plains South Elem/Jr High21.8 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About La Crosse Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at La Crosse Middle School?
La Crosse Middle School enrolls approximately 37 students in grades 07-08.
Is La Crosse Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Crosse Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at La Crosse Middle School?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at La Crosse Middle School.
How diverse is La Crosse Middle School?
La Crosse Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black.
What district is La Crosse Middle School in?
La Crosse Middle School is part of LaCrosse.
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