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La Crosse Polytechnic School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
228 5th Avenue South
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone
(608) 789-5900
District
La Crosse School District
County
LA CROSSE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
120
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.1% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

La Crosse Polytechnic School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
42%
33%
41%
30%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
38%
45%
41%
30%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
35%
41%
38%
18%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
35%
50%
41%
25%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
11
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 22 18.3%
Grade 7 20 16.7%
Grade 8 19 15.8%
Grade 9 16 13.3%
Grade 10 18 15.0%
Grade 11 12 10.0%
Grade 12 13 10.8%
Total 120 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.7% 76.2% 70.6%
Black 5.6% 6.0% 9.2%
Hispanic 2.8% 6.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 10.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.2% 47.6% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 30.8% 42.3% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.3% 5.3% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,834 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 768.6 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,721 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.3% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,162 $60,889,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $940 $5,630,000 4.9%
Staff $1,205 $7,222,000 6.3%
General Administration $137 $821,000 0.7%
School Administration $857 $5,136,000 4.4%
Operation $1,474 $8,830,000 7.6%
Transportation $573 $3,432,000 3.0%
Other $729 $4,370,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,915 $35,441,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,208 $19,222,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $19,284 $115,552,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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