Summit Environmental School

Summit Environmental School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in La Crosse, Wisconsin, one of the schools within La Crosse School District, with 295 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within La Crosse School District, which oversees 19 schools and 5,717 students, Summit Environmental School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Summit Environmental School shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Summit Environmental School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of La Crosse County's rate of about 35%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Summit Environmental School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit Environmental School is one of 38 public schools in La Crosse County (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students).

The closest other public school is School of Technology and Arts II, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Environmental School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Environmental School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Summit Environmental School's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 295).

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