Summary:
Northside Elementary is a public elementary school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 256. The school is part of the La Crosse School District, which is ranked 303 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Northside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 883 and 957 out of over 1,000 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 0-star rating in 2017-2018. Northside Elementary significantly underperforms the La Crosse School District and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas on the Forward Exam. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.79% of 3rd graders at Northside were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.19% in the district and 52.07% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 18.42% of 3rd graders, 16.67% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders reaching proficiency in 2023-2024. Additionally, Northside Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2018-2019 to 34.8% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages.
Northside Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Eagle Bluff Elementary, Emerson Elementary, and Pertzsch Elementary, which are all part of the Onalaska School District. These schools consistently outperform Northside Elementary on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates that are 20-50 percentage points higher in core subject areas. Additionally, the Onalaska schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. Interestingly, the Coulee Montessori Charter School, located in the same building as Northside Elementary, has a different educational approach and outperforms Northside Elementary in several areas, particularly in the upper grades, suggesting that the Montessori model may be more effective in engaging and supporting the specific needs of Northside Elementary's student population.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
La Crosse School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
957th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,343
Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 7.8
Number of students: 256
Racial breakdown:
White:
43.0%
Asian:
21.1%
Two or more races:
19.5%
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African American:
9.8%
Hispanic:
6.3%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.7%
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