📍 2150 Bennett St, La Crosse, La Crosse County, 54601
Spence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Crosse, La Crosse County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. It is part of the La Crosse School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spence Elementary enrolls 335 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 14% Asian and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 68% |
| Asian | 46 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 335 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spence Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-30, state senate district 32, state house district 95.
Spence Elementary is one of 20 schools in La Crosse School District, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The district serves 5,717 students district-wide and employs 542 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 335 students, Spence Elementary is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small