Pertzsch Elementary

Located at 524 Main St, in Onalaska, Wisconsin, Pertzsch Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that serves 373 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Onalaska School District.

Onalaska School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,920 students. Pertzsch Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pertzsch Elementary reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Pertzsch Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Pertzsch Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, La Crosse County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Pertzsch Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.0%; Pertzsch Elementary posts 65.6%, +15.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for La Crosse County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,013 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across La Crosse County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students), Pertzsch Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Onalaska High, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pertzsch Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.1%.

Pertzsch Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pertzsch Elementary has edged down 14%, going from 435 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 67% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.