Enrollment
104
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550753000648
School of Technology and Arts I
1111 7th St S, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 789-7695 · La Crosse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
33%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
74.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -18.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 73.2% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 School of Technology and Arts I
School of Technology and Arts I's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Technology and Arts I this school | 104 | 23.1% | 74.6% |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 95 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Stoddard Elementary Stoddard | 105 | 23.8% | 63.0% |
| Eagleville Charter School Eagle | 95 | 17.9% | 71.9% |
| Fairview Elementary Krakow | 99 | 23.2% | 58.1% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
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 School of Technology and Arts I ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #108 of 982 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #507 of 992 ▼ 340 | #11 of 20 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #86 of 992 ▼ 62 | #1 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #1,073 of 1,157 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #847 of 1,064 | #18 of 20 |
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
104
-11 (-10%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 104 | 6.6 | 15.7:1 | 23% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 8.6 | 14.2:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 8.2 | 14.2:1 | 36% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 32% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 9.9 | 13.1:1 | 25% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 9 | 13.2:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 5 | 18.4:1 | 35% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School of Technology and Arts I.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (130 to 104); teachers down 33% (9.9 to 6.6).
About School of Technology and Arts I
In La Crosse, Wisconsin, part of La Crosse County, School of Technology and Arts I is an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 104 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
School of Technology and Arts I is one school in a 19-school district, La Crosse School District, which enrolls 5,717 students.
Roughly 81% of students at School of Technology and Arts I are White. Other groups include 9% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
The school had 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 1.0 students per teacher. The school reported 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in La Crosse County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, School of Technology and Arts I outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For School of Technology and Arts I, the prediction is 63.5% and the result is 74.6%.
In the wider La Crosse County area, 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.
Hamilton Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, School of Technology and Arts I is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns School of Technology and Arts I the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Charter status: School of Technology and Arts I is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 104 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 115. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 15.7:1.
School of Technology and Arts I has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Hamilton Elementary School0.0 mi · 151
- La Crosse Polytechnic School0.7 mi · 86
- Coulee Region Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 102
- La Crosse Offsite Preschool0.9 mi · 104
- Longfellow Middle1.0 mi · 631
- Spence Elementary1.5 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About School of Technology and Arts IWhat is the total enrollment at School of Technology and Arts I?
School of Technology and Arts I enrolls approximately 104 students in grades PK-05.
Is School of Technology and Arts I an elementary, middle, or high school?
School of Technology and Arts I is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does School of Technology and Arts I have?
School of Technology and Arts I employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is School of Technology and Arts I?
School of Technology and Arts I reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is School of Technology and Arts I public or private?
School of Technology and Arts I is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by La Crosse School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.