Northside Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · La Crosse, Wisconsin

Northside Elementary in La Crosse, Wisconsin enrolled 237 students in 2024-25 with 32.6 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23-32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

256 students in 2022-23, 254 students in 2023-24, 237 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 32.6.

Students enrolled at Northside Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242542024-25237
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242542024-25237
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242542024-25237
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242542024-25237
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325632.57.9
2023-2425433.07.7
2024-2523732.67.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northside Elementary 7.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside Elementary 7.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northside Elementary 7.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside Elementary 7.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northside Elementary 7.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside Elementary 7.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northside Elementary 7.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside Elementary 7.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 312 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northside Elementary enrolled 250 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 312 of the 250 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent43.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.9% of students were White, 22.8% Asian, 18.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White40.9%
  2. Asian22.8%
  3. Two or more races18.6%
  4. Black9.3%
  5. Hispanic8.0%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northside Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223‑32%34%38%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%30% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in La Crosse

11 public elementary schools in La Crosse report 2024-25 enrollment; Northside Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southern Bluffs Elementary33312.831.2%
Spence Elementary32911.644.1%
Emerson Elementary31712.522.1%
Summit Environmental School29511.342.0%
State Road Elementary28412.229.9%
North Woods International School2559.358.8%
Northside Elementary2377.384.8%
Hintgen Elementary2107.679.0%

All public schools in La Crosse →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northside Elementary

  1. Coulee Montessori Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 118 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Summit Environmental SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 295 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Northside Elementary with Coulee Montessori Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much La Crosse School District spends per student$15,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,989
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinNorthside Elementary is the number 788 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#788 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.7.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northside Elementary

  1. How many students attend Northside Elementary?
    237 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in La Crosse, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary?
    7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northside Elementary a Title I school?
    Northside Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northside Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northside Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northside Elementary in?
    La Crosse School District, NCES district ID 5507530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550753000857 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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