Enrollment
86
High
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550753002887
La Crosse Polytechnic School
228 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 789-5900 · La Crosse County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
27 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 15% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 59.7% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 La Crosse Polytechnic School
La Crosse Polytechnic School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Polytechnic School this school | 86 | 31.4% | 62.8% |
| Drummond High Drummond | 92 | 30.4% | 40.5% |
| Argyle High Argyle | 85 | 34.1% | 58.7% |
| Prentice High Prentice | 105 | 28.6% | 38.1% |
| Alma High Alma | 80 | 33.8% | 43.0% |
| Seneca High Seneca | 92 | 34.8% | 60.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 La Crosse Polytechnic School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #440 of 532 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
86
-17 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 86 | 5 | 17.2:1 | 31% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 37% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 8.3 | 14.4:1 | 44% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 6 | 17.2:1 | 46% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 3.1 | 17.2:1 | 38% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 55 | 3 | 18.3:1 | 49% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Crosse Polytechnic School.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (53 to 86); teachers up 62% (3.1 to 5).
About La Crosse Polytechnic School
La Crosse Polytechnic School is a high school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. Enrollment is 86 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 82% lower.
La Crosse School District counts 5,717 students in its 19 schools, and La Crosse Polytechnic School is one of them.
Most students at La Crosse Polytechnic School are White: 84% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. La Crosse Polytechnic School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 17.2 students per teacher and 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, lower than at this school. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, La Crosse Polytechnic School is 4.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.8% actual, 58.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Recent Census Bureau figures for La Crosse County show that median household income is about $73,013, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 38 public schools in La Crosse County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,903.
Coulee Region Virtual Academy is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, La Crosse Polytechnic School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small. La Crosse Polytechnic School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
La Crosse Polytechnic School saw enrollment fall 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 La Crosse School District
- Central HighHigh · 969 students
- Logan HighHigh · 729 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- Logan MiddleMiddle · 424 students
- Southern Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Spence ElementaryElementary · 329 students
Other schools in La Crosse
- Central HighHigh · 969 students
- Logan HighHigh · 729 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- Logan MiddleMiddle · 424 students
- Southern Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Spence ElementaryElementary · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Coulee Region Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 102
- School of Technology and Arts I0.7 mi · 104
- Hamilton Elementary School0.7 mi · 151
- La Crosse Offsite Preschool1.2 mi · 104
- Emerson Elementary1.3 mi · 317
- Longfellow Middle1.5 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About La Crosse Polytechnic SchoolHow many students attend La Crosse Polytechnic School?
La Crosse Polytechnic School enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does La Crosse Polytechnic School serve?
La Crosse Polytechnic School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at La Crosse Polytechnic School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at La Crosse Polytechnic School.
How diverse is La Crosse Polytechnic School?
La Crosse Polytechnic School reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is La Crosse Polytechnic School in?
La Crosse Polytechnic School is part of La Crosse School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.