Central High High School
1801 Losey Blvd South
La Crosse WI, 54601, La Crosse County
Phone: 608-789-7900
Ranking: 
(261 out of 453, bottom 42%)*
(261 out of 453, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: La Crosse School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 70 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,120 | 1,086 | 1,136 | 1,183 | 1,208 | 1,291 | 1,276 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 295 | 26.3% | 253 | 23.3% | 256 | 22.5% | 296 | 25.0% | 267 | 22.1% | 298 | 23.1% | 323 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 255 | 22.8% | 246 | 22.7% | 304 | 26.8% | 266 | 22.5% | 285 | 23.6% | 322 | 24.9% | 312 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 245 | 21.9% | 298 | 27.4% | 262 | 23.1% | 280 | 23.7% | 320 | 26.5% | 322 | 24.9% | 316 | 24.8% |
| Grade 12: | 325 | 29.0% | 289 | 26.6% | 314 | 27.6% | 341 | 28.8% | 336 | 27.8% | 349 | 27.0% | 325 | 25.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 575 | 51.3% | 558 | 51.4% | 583 | 51.3% | 597 | 50.5% | 632 | 52.3% | 681 | 52.7% | 679 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 545 | 48.7% | 528 | 48.6% | 553 | 48.7% | 586 | 49.5% | 568 | 47.0% | 602 | 46.6% | 593 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 103 | 9.2% | 101 | 9.3% | 102 | 9.0% | 120 | 10.1% | 117 | 9.7% | 149 | 11.5% | 157 | 12.3% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 3.0% | 26 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 40 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.8% | 41 | 3.6% | 47 | 4.0% | 55 | 4.6% | 55 | 4.3% | 44 | 3.4% |
| White: | 892 | 79.6% | 879 | 80.9% | 940 | 82.7% | 971 | 82.1% | 1,000 | 82.8% | 1,054 | 81.6% | 1,048 | 82.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 4.0% | 33 | 3.0% | 27 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 367 | 32.8% | 321 | 29.6% | 351 | 30.9% | 336 | 28.4% | 322 | 26.7% | 317 | 24.6% | 283 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 6.7% | 86 | 7.9% | 84 | 7.4% | 90 | 7.6% | 105 | 8.7% | 126 | 9.8% | 129 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 15.48 | 15.63 | 15.80 | 14.71 | 15.40 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| WKCE | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 67% |
| 2005 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 69% |
| 2006 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 70% |
| 2007 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 71% |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 73% |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 74% |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 73% |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 76% |
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 69% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 71% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 70% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 74% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 47% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 69% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 74% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 74% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 76% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 78% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 42% | 40% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 70% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 70% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 72% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 75% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 74% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 75% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 78% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 73% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 74% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 78% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 82% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Central High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.