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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALESVILLE-ETTRICK-TREMPEALEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550496000537

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle

19650 Prairie Ridge Ln, Galesville, WI 54630 · (608) 582-3500 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
67 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
95
Grade 7
103
Grade 8
88
Student demographics
White
25288%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
166%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Two+
114%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16357%
Female
12343%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau MiddleGalesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High
Feeds from
Ettrick ElementaryPK05Galesville ElementaryPK05Trempealeau ElementaryPK05
Based on grade levels within Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
60.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
286
-20 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.1:1
% White
88%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle

Set in Galesville, Wisconsin, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is a close-knit middle school, part of Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District. It hosts 286 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle sits 25% below that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Trempealeau County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

Across the wider county, Trempealeau County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,313 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Trempealeau County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students), of which Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is one.

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 286). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 93% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Trempealeau County at a glance

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Population
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students

Quick facts

School name
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
District
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Address
19650 Prairie Ridge Ln, Galesville, WI 54630
Phone
(608) 582-3500
County
Trempealeau County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
286
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
67 (23%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550496000537
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
How many students attend Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle serve?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is approximately 12.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is overseen by Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District in Trempealeau County.
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