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Schools in St. Joseph

St. Joseph’s public schools

West Salem School District and La Crosse School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Joseph. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/16schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 20% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · La Crosse
Students per teacher
11.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,978 students on the public path
In brief

St. Joseph’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of St. Joseph’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. West Salem Middle places highest (better than 77%); Hamilton Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve St. Joseph, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Central High, Logan High and West Salem High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in St. Joseph, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in St. Joseph’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
West Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Salem
B
677 students13:1Rate it →
Southern Bluffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
333 students13:1Rate it →
Spence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B−
329 students12:1Rate it →
Emerson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
317 students12:1Rate it →
Summit Environmental School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C+
295 students11:1Rate it →
State Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
284 students12:1Rate it →
North Woods International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C
255 students9:1Rate it →
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
D
237 students7:1Rate it →
Hintgen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C−
210 students8:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
D
151 students8:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Salem School District.

Two districts serve St. Joseph

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

West Salem School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,814 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,788WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
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

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Salem School District46%
State average 38.1% · 951 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Salem School District51%
State average 38.7% · 951 students tested
Reading · PK–12, La Crosse School District34%
State average 38.1% · 2788 students tested
Math · PK–12, La Crosse School District29%
State average 38.7% · 2790 students tested

St. Joseph vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Joseph—West Salem PK–12 · La Crosse PK–12

Every school in St. Joseph

16 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).

Also serving St. Josephin other towns
West Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Salem
B
677 students13:1Rate it →
Southern Bluffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
333 students13:1Rate it →
Spence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B−
329 students12:1Rate it →
Emerson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
317 students12:1Rate it →
Summit Environmental School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C+
295 students11:1Rate it →
State Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
B
284 students12:1Rate it →
North Woods International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C
255 students9:1Rate it →
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
D
237 students7:1Rate it →
Hintgen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
C−
210 students8:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Crosse
D
151 students8:1Rate it →
West Salem Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Salem
A−
534 students13:1Rate it →
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 →
West Salem High
High · Grades 9–12 · West Salem
B
603 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Joseph’s schools

Are St. Joseph’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Joseph. West Salem School District and La Crosse School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Joseph. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Joseph in?

West Salem School District and La Crosse School District.

Where do St. Joseph kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Central High, Logan High and West Salem High.

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What St. Joseph families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.