Ettrick Elementary

Ettrick Elementary is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Ettrick, Wisconsin, run under Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, caters to 124 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,393 students; Ettrick Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ettrick Elementary lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Trempealeau County (around 47%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ettrick Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.8%; this one delivers 63.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Trempealeau County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,313, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ettrick Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Trempealeau County (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students).

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Ettrick Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

Ettrick Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.