State/Public High Open

La Crosse Polytechnic School

๐Ÿ“ 228 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, La Crosse County, 54601

120
Pupils
14.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

La Crosse Polytechnic School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Crosse, La Crosse County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the La Crosse School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
La Crosse School District

Enrollment & staffing

La Crosse Polytechnic School enrolls 120 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Male students
68 (57%)
Female students
52 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
8.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Two or more races and 5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White9983%
Two or more races1210%
Black or African American65%
Hispanic or Latino32.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

53 of the school's 120 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 37 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“12Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

La Crosse Polytechnic School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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.

School district: La Crosse School District

La Crosse Polytechnic School 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 120 students, La Crosse Polytechnic School is smaller than the district average of about 286 students per school.

5,717
District students
20
Schools
542
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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