Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550753000196
North Woods International School
2541 Sablewood Rd, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 789-7000 · La Crosse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
150 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
67%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
45.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 42.1% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 North Woods International School
North Woods International School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Woods International School this school | 255 | 58.8% | 46.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh | 235 | 62.6% | 38.0% |
| Monroe Elementary Manitowoc | 232 | 55.2% | 38.5% |
| MacArthur Elementary Green Bay | 223 | 56.5% | 58.0% |
| Jackson Elementary Sheboygan | 295 | 61.0% | 54.5% |
| Horizons Elementary Appleton | 264 | 55.7% | 52.9% |
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 North Woods International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #672 of 982 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #721 of 992 ▼ 4 | #15 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #661 of 992 ▲ 57 | #15 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #768 of 1,157 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #19 of 901 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #138 of 901 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #289 of 1,064 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #83 of 664 | #3 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
255
-72 (-22%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 255 | 27.6 | 9.3:1 | 59% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 28.9 | 9.0:1 | 62% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 29.5 | 10.0:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 58% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 33.4 | 10.9:1 | 52% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 51% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 35% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Woods International School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (365 to 255); teachers down 17% (33.4 to 27.6).
About North Woods International School
A small elementary school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, North Woods International School is part of La Crosse School District. A federal count lists 255 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
La Crosse School District is the local district for North Woods International School. It runs 19 schools with 5,717 students.
White students make up a majority at North Woods International School, at 53%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 10% Black. Census estimates put the White share of La Crosse County's population at about 88%. North Woods International School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at North Woods International School was 9.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 9.3:1 here. North Woods International School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%. Public schools in La Crosse County average 35%.
The allk12 Grade for North Woods International School is C+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.6%.
Census estimates describe La Crosse County this way: the median household income is $73,013, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, La Crosse County has 38 public schools and roughly 14,903 students.
Nearest public school: Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, North Woods International School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, North Woods International School's enrollment dropped 22%, to 255. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.9:1 to 9.3:1.
The North Woods International School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School1.9 mi · 68
- Eagle Bluff Elementary1.9 mi · 471
- Onalaska High2.6 mi · 925
- Logan High2.8 mi · 729
- Pertzsch Elementary3.0 mi · 373
- Northside Elementary3.1 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About North Woods International SchoolHow many students attend North Woods International School?
North Woods International School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Woods International School serve?
North Woods International School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does North Woods International School have?
North Woods International School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Woods International School?
Student demographics at North Woods International School are roughly 53% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is North Woods International School public or private?
North Woods International School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Crosse School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.