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Northern Hills Elementary Primary School
511 Spruce St
Onalaska WI, 54650, La Crosse County
Phone: 608-783-4542
Ranking:
(1,041 out of 1,503, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Onalaska School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 477 | 450 | 429 | 386 | 382 | 370 | 359 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 155 | 32.5% | 139 | 30.9% | 146 | 34.0% | 103 | 26.7% | 97 | 25.4% | 75 | 20.3% | 72 | 20.1% |
Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 1: | 62 | 13.0% | 71 | 15.8% | 61 | 14.2% | 57 | 14.8% | 54 | 14.1% | 58 | 15.7% | 50 | 13.9% |
Grade 2: | 69 | 14.5% | 62 | 13.8% | 54 | 12.6% | 57 | 14.8% | 55 | 14.4% | 51 | 13.8% | 60 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 65 | 13.6% | 61 | 13.6% | 58 | 13.5% | 55 | 14.2% | 53 | 13.9% | 65 | 17.6% | 63 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 13.4% | 59 | 13.1% | 58 | 13.5% | 56 | 14.5% | 60 | 15.7% | 60 | 16.2% | 63 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 13.0% | 58 | 12.9% | 52 | 12.1% | 58 | 15.0% | 63 | 16.5% | 61 | 16.5% | 51 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 240 | 50.3% | 242 | 53.8% | 220 | 51.3% | 201 | 52.1% | 194 | 50.8% | 184 | 49.7% | 169 | 47.1% |
Female: | 237 | 49.7% | 208 | 46.2% | 209 | 48.7% | 185 | 47.9% | 180 | 47.1% | 178 | 48.1% | 186 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 58 | 12.2% | 56 | 12.4% | 42 | 9.8% | 39 | 10.1% | 33 | 8.6% | 33 | 8.9% | 29 | 8.1% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.4% |
Black: | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 14 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.5% | 20 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.8% |
White: | 366 | 76.7% | 346 | 76.9% | 343 | 80.0% | 309 | 80.1% | 322 | 84.3% | 310 | 83.8% | 302 | 84.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 6.7% | 26 | 5.8% | 19 | 4.4% | 15 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 34.2% | 151 | 33.6% | 155 | 36.1% | 118 | 30.6% | 97 | 25.4% | 83 | 22.4% | 66 | 18.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.8% | 26 | 5.8% | 16 | 3.7% | 27 | 7.0% | 19 | 5.0% | 37 | 10.0% | 37 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.44 | 12.64 | 13.62 | 13.12 | 13.55 | 14.70 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 73% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 78% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 79% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 50% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 34% | 35% |
2004 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 78% |
2006 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 78% |
2007 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 77% |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 78% |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 78% |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 77% |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 78% |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | 77% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 77% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 82% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 87% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 50% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 91% | 83% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 33% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 80% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 77% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 77% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 77% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 79% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 79% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 90% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 91% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 92% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 92% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 93% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 92% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 95% | 93% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 95% | 92% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 79% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 52% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 83% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 85% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 82% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 85% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 38% | 36% |
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* Northern Hills Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.