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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALESVILLE-ETTRICK-TREMPEALEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550496000539

Trempealeau Elementary

24231 5th St, Trempealeau, WI 54661 · (608) 534-6394 · Trempealeau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools

Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
60 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3411%
Kindergarten4013%
Grade 14113%
Grade 26220%
Grade 34314%
Grade 45016%
Grade 53913%

This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
27890%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
103%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
145%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15751%
Female
15249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Trempealeau Elementary→Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle→Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High
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
69.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.5%60.3%
2023-2465.0%63.4%
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →

Schools most like Trempealeau Elementary

Trempealeau Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Trempealeau Elementary this school30919.4%69.0%
Lincoln Elementary
Port Washington
30220.9%74.9%
Bay Harbor Elementary
Suamico
34420.3%69.0%
Lannoye Elementary
Green Bay
28817.4%70.8%
New Directions Learning Community
Kaukauna
27017.4%85.2%
Greenland Elementary
Oconomowoc
26320.5%77.0%
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Trempealeau Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Trempealeau County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#207 of 982#1 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.3%#387 of 992
▼ 24
#3 of 9
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.5%#145 of 992
▲ 110
#1 of 9
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
309#593 of 1,157#5 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#522 of 901#7 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.7%#773 of 901#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.4%#899 of 1,064#9 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.3%#197 of 240N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
309
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530922.713.6:119% (60)
2023-2430424.312.5:125% (75)
2022-2330223.412.9:123% (69)
2020-212982213.6:121% (62)
2017-1830219.315.6:116% (48)
2015-162902014.5:126% (75)
2010-113032114.4:130% (90)
2000-012741716.1:116% (45)
1990-913101718.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trempealeau Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (302 to 309); teachers up 17% (19.3 to 22.7).

About Trempealeau Elementary

Trempealeau Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Trempealeau, Wisconsin. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 309 students in 2024-25.

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District is made up of 5 schools with 1,393 students in all.

A large majority of enrollment at Trempealeau Elementary is White, at 90%. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Trempealeau Elementary scores 19%.

The school's 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. At Trempealeau Elementary, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Trempealeau County.

Trempealeau Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.

Trempealeau Elementary scores 69.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.7%.

For Trempealeau County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $76,313 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Trempealeau County number 21, with about 5,893 students.

Among nearby public schools, Galesville Elementary is closest at about 6.7 miles. Trempealeau Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.3%, lower than Trempealeau Elementary's 69.0%.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%.

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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
Trempealeau Elementary
District
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Address
24231 5th St, Trempealeau, WI 54661
Phone
(608) 534-6394
County
Trempealeau County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
309
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
60 (19%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550496000539
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Trempealeau Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Trempealeau Elementary?
Trempealeau Elementary enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Trempealeau Elementary serve?
Trempealeau Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Trempealeau Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Trempealeau Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Trempealeau Elementary?
Student demographics at Trempealeau Elementary are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Trempealeau Elementary in?
Trempealeau Elementary is part of Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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