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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONALASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551101001445
Eagle Bluff Elementary
200 Eagle Bluff Ct, Onalaska, WI 54650 · (608) 783-2453 · La Crosse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
113 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Based on grade levels within Onalaska School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 80.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Schools most like Eagle Bluff Elementary
Eagle Bluff Elementary's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Bluff Elementary this school | 471 | 24.0% | 70.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rothschild | 450 | 28.7% | 59.3% |
| Country Dale Elementary Franklin | 437 | 20.1% | 67.9% |
| Robinwood Elementary Franklin | 437 | 22.2% | 69.4% |
| Pleasant View Elementary Franklin | 422 | 24.6% | 68.7% |
| Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex | 457 | 17.9% | 83.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eagle Bluff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #185 of 982 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #88 of 992 ▼ 17 | #1 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #318 of 992 ▲ 1 | #6 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #195 of 1,157 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #676 of 901 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #340 of 901 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #828 of 1,064 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #206 of 664 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
471
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 471 | 31.7 | 14.9:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 33.1 | 14.2:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 34.7 | 13.4:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 36.7 | 16.2:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 15% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 9 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Bluff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (593 to 471); teachers down 14% (36.7 to 31.7).
About Eagle Bluff Elementary
Eagle Bluff Elementary is a public elementary school in Onalaska, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 471 students. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
Onalaska School District, which runs Eagle Bluff Elementary, has 6 schools and 2,920 students.
The largest group at Eagle Bluff Elementary is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 88% of La Crosse County residents are White. The diversity index for Eagle Bluff Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in La Crosse County is 35%.
The model predicts 62.9% for a school in Wisconsin with Eagle Bluff Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Eagle Bluff Elementary posts 70.5%.
For the population of La Crosse County, median household income comes to about $73,013, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Crosse County counts 38 public schools with about 14,903 students.
Measured in a straight line, Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School is less than a tenth of a mile from Eagle Bluff Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Eagle Bluff Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Eagle Bluff Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Eagle Bluff Elementary was 483 in 2020-21 and 471 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Eagle Bluff Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
La Crosse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,488
Census ACS
Median income
$73,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
14,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onalaska School District
- Onalaska HighHigh · 925 students
- Onalaska MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Pertzsch ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner SchoolElementary · 68 students
Other schools in Onalaska
- Onalaska HighHigh · 925 students
- Onalaska MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Pertzsch ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner SchoolElementary · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School0.0 mi · 68
- Onalaska High1.4 mi · 925
- Pertzsch Elementary1.5 mi · 373
- Onalaska Middle1.6 mi · 620
- Northern Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 463
- North Woods International School1.9 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Bluff ElementaryHow many students attend Eagle Bluff Elementary?
Eagle Bluff Elementary enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Eagle Bluff Elementary serve?
Eagle Bluff Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Eagle Bluff Elementary have?
Eagle Bluff Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Eagle Bluff Elementary?
Eagle Bluff Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Eagle Bluff Elementary in?
Eagle Bluff Elementary is part of Onalaska School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.