Summary:
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is the only middle school in the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, serving 286 students in grades 6–8 at its Galesville, Wisconsin campus. Because it is the district's sole middle school, its results effectively define the district's middle-level performance, and there are no in-district peers to compare it against — so the most useful comparisons are to Wisconsin averages. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 116 of 432 districts statewide (73rd percentile), placing it in roughly the top quarter of Wisconsin schools.
Academics are a clear strength, especially in math. In 2025–2026, every tested math grade scored above the state average, with grade 7 math at 76.53% proficient versus 55.67% statewide — a gap of more than 20 percentage points — and grade 6 and grade 8 math also well ahead of the state. Grade 8 science (71.76% vs. 50.04%) and social studies (77.65% vs. 62.51%) were exceptional in 2024–2025, though both moderated in 2025–2026 while remaining above state averages. English Language Arts is more uneven: grade 8 ELA (69.41%) and grade 7 ELA (67.35%) were strong in different years, but grade 8 ELA slipped to 52.00% in 2025–2026, slightly under the state's 54.38%, and grade 7 ELA was below state in 2024–2025. Overall, the school averaged about 64.43% proficient in 2025–2026 against a state average near 55.51%.
Attendance stands out as the school's most striking metric: chronic absenteeism was just 1.8%, compared with 2.8% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate was 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide. The school has earned 4 stars in each of the last three reported years, with rank percentiles between 72 and 77. Context figures include 23.43% free/reduced lunch, $16,220 per-student spending, and a 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio, though the data set offers no state comparison for those. The main watch areas are ELA consistency and the recent narrowing of science and social studies margins.
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