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Which teacher or staff member at Onalaska High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
925
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONALASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551101001447
Onalaska High
700 Wilson St, Onalaska, WI 54650 · (608) 783-4561 · La Crosse County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
250 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 9 | 238 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 217 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 235 | 25% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Onalaska School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Onalaska High
Onalaska High's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska High this school | 925 | 27.0% | 55.0% |
| D C Everest High Weston | 1,335 | 31.2% | 48.4% |
| Franklin High Franklin | 1,605 | 21.9% | 52.5% |
| North High Appleton | 1,635 | 29.2% | 48.0% |
| Holmen High Holmen | 1,242 | 24.6% | 50.8% |
| D C Everest Junior High Weston | 848 | 34.0% | 58.1% |
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 Onalaska High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #101 of 402 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #101 of 532 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #131 of 325 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #85 of 325 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #294 of 418 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #125 of 128 | N/A |
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
925
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 925 | 66.6 | 13.9:1 | 27% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 65.8 | 14.1:1 | 31% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 67.7 | 13.8:1 | 27% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 64 | 14.8:1 | 27% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 922 | 60.7 | 15.2:1 | 21% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 26% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 21% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 919 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 15% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 46 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onalaska High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (922 to 925); teachers up 10% (60.7 to 66.6).
About Onalaska High
Onalaska High is a large high school in Onalaska, Wisconsin. It teaches 925 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 95% more students than the average for high schools in Wisconsin (about 475).
Onalaska School District is made up of 6 schools with 2,920 students in all.
About 70% of the student body at Onalaska High is White. Other groups include 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. By comparison, La Crosse County residents are about 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 66.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.9:1. The gap from the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is 0.7 students per teacher. By family income, 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Onalaska High would score about 61.1%. It scores 55.0%, 6.1 points below that figure.
In La Crosse County, the median household earns about $73,013 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. La Crosse County has 38 public schools with about 14,903 students, including Onalaska High.
Pertzsch Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Onalaska High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Onalaska High is 4th among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Onalaska High the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Onalaska High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Eagle Bluff ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Pertzsch ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner SchoolElementary · 68 students
Other schools in Onalaska
- Onalaska MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Eagle Bluff ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Pertzsch ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner SchoolElementary · 68 students
Other Onalaska High schools
One other US public school is named Onalaska High. Onalaska High is the largest of the 2.
- Onalaska High SchoolOnalaska, WA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Pertzsch Elementary0.5 mi · 373
- Onalaska Middle1.1 mi · 620
- Northern Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 463
- Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School1.4 mi · 68
- Eagle Bluff Elementary1.4 mi · 471
- Coulee Montessori Charter School2.1 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Onalaska HighHow many students attend Onalaska High?
Onalaska High enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Onalaska High serve?
Onalaska High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Onalaska High?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Onalaska High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Onalaska High?
At Onalaska High, the student body is approximately 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Onalaska High public or private?
Onalaska High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onalaska School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.