Spence Elementary Primary School
2150 Bennett St
La Crosse WI, 54601, La Crosse County
Phone: 608-789-7773
Ranking:
(1,178 out of 1,503, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: La Crosse 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: | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 412 | 394 | 385 | 385 | 417 | 384 | 406 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 39 | 9.5% | 38 | 9.6% | 38 | 9.9% | 38 | 9.9% | 39 | 9.4% | 36 | 9.4% | 39 | 9.6% |
Kindergarten: | 55 | 13.3% | 57 | 14.5% | 52 | 13.5% | 56 | 14.5% | 55 | 13.2% | 51 | 13.3% | 55 | 13.5% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 14.8% | 48 | 12.2% | 60 | 15.6% | 51 | 13.2% | 50 | 12.0% | 47 | 12.2% | 46 | 11.3% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 13.3% | 55 | 14.0% | 46 | 11.9% | 45 | 11.7% | 53 | 12.7% | 45 | 11.7% | 51 | 12.6% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 14.3% | 64 | 16.2% | 63 | 16.4% | 63 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.3% | 62 | 16.1% | 73 | 18.0% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 16.7% | 68 | 17.3% | 59 | 15.3% | 67 | 17.4% | 68 | 16.3% | 80 | 20.8% | 65 | 16.0% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 18.0% | 64 | 16.2% | 67 | 17.4% | 65 | 16.9% | 84 | 20.1% | 63 | 16.4% | 77 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 224 | 54.4% | 208 | 52.8% | 213 | 55.3% | 212 | 55.1% | 227 | 54.4% | 216 | 56.3% | 223 | 54.9% |
Female: | 188 | 45.6% | 186 | 47.2% | 172 | 44.7% | 173 | 44.9% | 182 | 43.6% | 160 | 41.7% | 179 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 35 | 8.5% | 23 | 5.8% | 32 | 8.3% | 36 | 9.4% | 47 | 11.3% | 42 | 10.9% | 48 | 11.8% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 4.6% | 14 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 14 | 3.4% | 21 | 5.3% | 21 | 5.5% | 25 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.7% | 18 | 4.7% | 16 | 3.9% |
White: | 321 | 77.9% | 314 | 79.7% | 294 | 76.4% | 290 | 75.3% | 329 | 78.9% | 318 | 82.8% | 337 | 83.0% |
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: | 22 | 5.3% | 21 | 5.3% | 22 | 5.7% | 18 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 183 | 44.4% | 162 | 41.1% | 161 | 41.8% | 164 | 42.6% | 184 | 44.1% | 125 | 32.6% | 137 | 33.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 8.3% | 40 | 10.2% | 51 | 13.2% | 36 | 9.4% | 43 | 10.3% | 63 | 16.4% | 52 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.21 | 14.33 | 12.95 | 12.85 | 13.24 | 12.10 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 73% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 78% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 45% | 50% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 79% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 32% | 35% |
2006 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 78% |
2007 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 77% |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 78% |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 78% |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 78% |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 77% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 82% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 44% | 50% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 83% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 33% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 77% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 77% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 79% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 79% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 91% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | 92% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 92% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 93% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 94% | 92% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 93% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 92% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 79% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39% | 52% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 82% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 83% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 82% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 85% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31% | 36% |
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* Spence Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.