Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550654002298
Viking Elementary
500 E Wall St, Holmen, WI 54636 · (608) 526-3316 · La Crosse County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
112 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Holmen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-85 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
% White
82%
was 81%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
11%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Viking Elementary
Viking Elementary is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Holmen, Wisconsin, operated by Holmen School District, works with 355 students in grades K through 5.
Holmen School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,787 students. Viking Elementary is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Viking Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder breaks down as 11% Asian, 5% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Viking Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Viking Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Viking Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 64.9%, a residual of +6.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for La Crosse County put the typical household earns roughly $73,013 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Viking Elementary is one of 38 public schools in La Crosse County (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students).
The closest other public school is Holmen Public Preschool, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Viking Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.5%.
Viking Elementary operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Viking Elementary has declined 19%, going from 440 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025.
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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 Holmen School District
- Holmen HighHigh · 1,242 students
- Holmen MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Sand Lake ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Holmen Public PreschoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Holmen
- Holmen HighHigh · 1,242 students
- Holmen MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Sand Lake ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Holmen Public PreschoolElementary · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Holmen Public Preschool0.0 mi · 176
- Evergreen Elementary0.7 mi · 317
- Holmen Middle0.7 mi · 868
- Holmen High1.6 mi · 1,242
- Sand Lake Elementary2.3 mi · 363
- Prairie View Elementary2.7 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Viking ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Viking Elementary?
Viking Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Viking Elementary serve?
Viking Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Viking Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Viking Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Viking Elementary?
Viking Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Viking Elementary public or private?
Viking Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holmen School District.
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