Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550753000869
State Road Elementary
3900 Pammel Creek Rd, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 789-7690 · La Crosse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
108 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
37%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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 47.7% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 State Road Elementary
State Road Elementary's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Road Elementary this school | 284 | 38.0% | 52.2% |
| Altoona Intermediate Altoona | 278 | 35.6% | 55.5% |
| Washington School of Early Learning Neenah | 248 | 39.1% | N/A |
| Horizon Elementary Plymouth | 245 | 35.9% | 54.4% |
| Washburn Elementary Washburn | 285 | 37.5% | 61.1% |
| Random Lake Elementary Random Lake | 292 | 35.3% | 44.1% |
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 State Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #586 of 982 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #575 of 992 ▲ 76 | #13 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #621 of 992 ▼ 42 | #14 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #668 of 1,157 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #294 of 901 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #471 of 901 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #607 of 1,064 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #457 of 664 | #14 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
284
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 284 | 23.3 | 12.2:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 23.7 | 12.6:1 | 44% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 24.9 | 12.5:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 22.7 | 13.8:1 | 39% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 38% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 35% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for State Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (315 to 284); teachers up 3% (22.7 to 23.3).
About State Road Elementary
Among the schools in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is State Road Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 284 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
La Crosse School District is the local district for State Road Elementary. It runs 19 schools with 5,717 students.
More than half of the students at State Road Elementary are White (78%). The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. In La Crosse County overall, about 88% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, State Road Elementary scores 37%.
State Road Elementary has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 38% at State Road Elementary.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.3% at State Road Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.2%.
In La Crosse County, median household income comes to about $73,013, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. La Crosse County has 38 public schools with about 14,903 students, including State Road Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Central High is closest at about 1.0 miles. State Road Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 52.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
State Road Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other State Road Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named State Road Elementary. State Road Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- STATE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEBSTER, NY · 469 students
- State Road Elementary SchoolFENTON, MI · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Central High1.0 mi · 969
- Spence Elementary1.1 mi · 329
- Hintgen Elementary1.2 mi · 210
- Longfellow Middle1.5 mi · 631
- La Crosse Offsite Preschool1.8 mi · 104
- Emerson Elementary2.3 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About State Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at State Road Elementary?
State Road Elementary enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does State Road Elementary serve?
State Road Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at State Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at State Road Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at State Road Elementary?
Student demographics at State Road Elementary are roughly 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is State Road Elementary public or private?
State Road Elementary 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.