Best Public Schools in Ettrick, WI

Ettrick, Wisconsin, has one public school—Ettrick Elementary, serving grades PK–5 at 22750 Washington St—so families here have an elementary-only local school picture, with no middle, high, or alternative school listed in this dataset. The school belongs to the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District and enrolls 124 students. The district is rated 116th of 432 districts in Wisconsin, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars.

For parents, the standout story is improvement and consistently strong performance. Ettrick Elementary rose from rank 458 of 1,061 (57th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 285 of 1,044 (73rd percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, then 60 of 1,039 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026—a 398-position and 37-percentile-point gain over two years. In 2025–2026, every reported Forward Exam proficiency rate is above the state average, and seven of eight are above the district average. The strongest results are 4th grade science and social studies at 94.12% each, and 5th grade mathematics at 93.75%. Fourth grade is especially strong: 82.35% in ELA, 82.35% in mathematics, 94.12% in social studies, and 94.12% in science. Science also shows the largest year-over-year jump, from 44.44% in 2024–2025 to 94.12% in 2025–2026. The only 2025–2026 cell below the district is 3rd grade mathematics—60% versus 61.02% district—though it remains above the state’s 54.75%.

Chronic absenteeism is also a major strength: in 2024–2025 the school’s rate was 1.9%, compared with 2.8% for the district and 17.3% statewide. Other context metrics include 27.42% free/reduced-price lunch, $17,085 per-student spending, and an 11.8 student-teacher ratio. Third grade softened from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026—ELA fell from 94.44% to 75%, and mathematics fell from 88.89% to 60%—but both remain above state averages; in a school of 124 PK–5 students, such swings can reflect small cohort sizes. Overall, Ettrick Elementary stands out as a high-performing, low-absenteeism elementary school and a strong part of its district, though the dataset offers only the elementary-level view for Ettrick.