Lacrosse Elementary School

Located at 111 Hill Ave, in LaCrosse, Washington, Lacrosse Elementary School is a micro-enrollment primary school that enrolls 33 students (grades K through 8), part of LaCrosse School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Lacrosse Elementary School sits 91% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in LaCrosse School District (61 students total), Lacrosse Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lacrosse Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% 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, Lacrosse Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.7%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of +10.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Whitman County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,406 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitman County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Lacrosse Elementary School is one.

Lacrosse High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Lacrosse Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 14%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 33 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 100% to 88%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.