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Schools in Campbell · La Crosse School District

Campbell’s public schools score below 72% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Campbell’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Campbell, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

#304of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 10 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 0 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 20% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,048 students on the public path
In brief

Campbell’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 830 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Campbell’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,797 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Campbell’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 28% of Wisconsin school districts, #304 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (830)Better than 38%
Towns in La Crosse County (12)Better than 0%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,789 test results and a graduating class of 466 could put Campbell anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Campbell’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,790 in math, 2,788 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Campbell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Summit Environmental SchoolLa Crosse School DistrictC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Campbell’s public schools are run by La Crosse School District, which also serves Bergen, Greenfield, La Crosse and Medary and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

La Crosse School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 19 schools · 5,717 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,797WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 38.1% · 2788 students tested
Math29%
State average 38.7% · 2790 students tested

Campbell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Campbell’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CampbellCLa Crosse
La CrosseCLa Crosse
OnalaskaB+Holmen

Dresbach, MN, La Crescent, MN and New Hartford, MN border Campbell but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Campbell

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Campbellby address
Summit Environmental School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C+
295 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Campbellin other towns
Longfellow Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · La Crosse
C+
631 students10:1Rate it →
Logan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · La Crosse
C
424 students9:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Crosse
C+
969 students13:1Rate it →
Logan High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Crosse
C−
729 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Campbell’s schools

Are Campbell’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Campbell children attend score below 72% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #304 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Campbell in?

La Crosse School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,717 students in 19 schools (2024–25).

Where do Campbell kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Central High and Logan High.

What is Campbell’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in La Crosse School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Campbell spend per student?

$19,797 in La Crosse School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.