La Crosse Aquinas Catholic Schools

La Crosse Aquinas Catholic Schools
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin USA-WI United States
Coordinates	43.806059°N 91.237102°W / 43.806059; -91.237102 (District office)
District information
Grades	Preschool-12th grade
Established	1975 (1975)
President	Ted Knutson
Accreditation(s)	Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools North Central Association AdvancED
Students and staff
Students	1,084
Other information
Website	www.aquinascatholicschools.org

La Crosse Aquinas Catholic Schools or ACS is a school district in La Crosse, Wisconsin and Onalaska, Wisconsin operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.[1] Previously known as Coulee Catholic Schools, the district changed its name in 2009 to Aquinas Catholic Schools.[2]

History

In 1857, the first Catholic school opened in the Coulee Region. Since that time, as parishes were built, so were the schools, in some cases even before the Church. Area schools unified in 2000 under the name Coulee Catholic Schools to offer equal opportunities to all schools, standardized curriculum, and improve operational efficiency. On July 1, 2009, the school system became Aquinas Catholic Schools, taking the name of the patron saint of all Catholic schools.^[citation needed]

Schools

• Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Aquinas Middle School, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Blessed Sacrament Elementary School, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Cathedral Elementary School, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• St. Patrick Elementary School, Onalaska, Wisconsin

References

1. La Crosse Mardi Gras Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Aquinas Catholic Schools offers an excellent faith-based, Catholic education.: Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-11-10.