La Crosse Middle School

Located at 400 Washington, in La Crosse, Kansas, La Crosse Middle School is a rural-scale middle school that works with 37 students (grades 7 through 8), run under LaCrosse. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

Within LaCrosse, which oversees 3 schools and 249 students, La Crosse Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, La Crosse Middle School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Rush County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, La Crosse Middle School reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.4:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, La Crosse Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.1%; this one comes in at 26.4%, -17.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rush County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,970, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Rush County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 421 students), La Crosse Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Crosse High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts La Crosse Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

La Crosse Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. La Crosse Middle School's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 47 (now 37). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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