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Northern Hills Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
910 East Ave N
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone
(608) 783-4542
District
Onalaska School District
County
LA CROSSE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
489
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Northern Hills Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
44%
32%
39%
41%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
47%
37%
46%
42%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
44%
36%
40%
56%
49%
    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
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 75 15.3%
Kindergarten 67 13.7%
Grade 1 68 13.9%
Grade 2 64 13.1%
Grade 3 85 17.4%
Grade 4 63 12.9%
Grade 5 67 13.7%
Total 489 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.7% 76.3% 70.6%
Black 0.9% 1.7% 9.2%
Hispanic 7.0% 6.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.2% 15.3% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.7% 32.1% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.3% 26.5% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 5.5% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,881 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,338.0 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,933 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.1% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.7% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,949 $23,903,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $573 $1,722,000 4.0%
Staff $729 $2,192,000 5.0%
General Administration $201 $603,000 1.4%
School Administration $566 $1,701,000 3.9%
Operation $1,323 $3,977,000 9.1%
Transportation $467 $1,405,000 3.2%
Other $736 $2,213,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,594 $13,813,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,923 $5,783,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $14,466 $43,499,000 100.0%
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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