Enrollment
28
High
DISTRICT 31 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530415000648
Lacrosse High School
111 HILL AVE, LaCrosse, WA 99143 · (509) 549-3591 · Whitman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL28 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
3.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
11 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LaCrosse School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.6pp since 2014
Math
42.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
28
-5 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
3.9:1
was 5.2:1
% White
89%
was 85%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lacrosse High School
Lacrosse High School operates as a micro-enrollment senior high in LaCrosse, Washington, operated by LaCrosse School District. Current enrollment sits at 28 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% leaner than the state mean of about 573.
Across the 2 schools in LaCrosse School District (61 students total), Lacrosse High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Lacrosse High School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Lacrosse High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Lacrosse High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 48.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Whitman County shows median household income runs about $55,406, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Whitman County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), Lacrosse High School is one campus in the mix.
Lacrosse Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lacrosse High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 54.5%.
Lacrosse High School operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 5.2:1 in 2018 to 3.9:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Lacrosse High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaCrosse School District
- Lacrosse Elementary SchoolElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Lacrosse Elementary School0.0 mi · 33
- Endicott/St John Elem and Middle11.9 mi · 83
- Benge Elementary12.5 mi · 14
- Washtucna Elementary/High School21.1 mi · 71
- St John Elementary23.2 mi · 85
- St John/Endicott High23.2 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Lacrosse High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lacrosse High School?
Lacrosse High School enrolls approximately 28 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lacrosse High School serve?
Lacrosse High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lacrosse High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lacrosse High School is approximately 3.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lacrosse High School?
At Lacrosse High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 11% Hispanic.
Who oversees Lacrosse High School?
Lacrosse High School is overseen by LaCrosse School District in Whitman County.
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