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Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle

Q: Is Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle a good school?

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle ranks 144 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle is a public middle school serving 275 students in grades 6-8 in Galesville, Wisconsin. This school is part of the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, which is ranked 170 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle consistently performs above the state average on the Forward Exam, with a higher percentage of students proficient or advanced in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across all grade levels. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 66 out of 509 Wisconsin middle schools for low socioeconomic status students and 159 out of 573 for female students in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has maintained low dropout rates, ranging from 0.5% to 1.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle outperforms many of them in academic achievement. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 77.65% of 8th graders proficient or advanced in Social Studies, compared to 78.17% at West Salem Middle, 78.63% at Onalaska Middle, and 57.14% at Arcadia Middle. This consistent high performance over the years has earned Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

286

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,216

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19650 Prairie Ridge Ln
Galesville, WI 54630

(608) 582-3500

District: Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

Students who attend Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle usually attend:

High:

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High

Feeder schools for Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle:

Elementary:	Ettrick Elementary
	Galesville Elementary
	Trempealeau Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg54%

144^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 426Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	144 of 628	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	171 of 641	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	145 of 640	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	183 of 617	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	85 of 613	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	190 of 594	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	214 of 579	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	297 of 612	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	173 of 609	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	136 of 612	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	53.0	320 of 585	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	382 of 569	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	360 of 559	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	304 of 549	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.2	270 of 539	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.4	68 of 521	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	168 of 519	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	97 of 366	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	60.9	196 of 382	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.5	64 of 332	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	159 of 573	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	109 of 580	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	163 of 576	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	74 of 574	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	239 of 557	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	187 of 551	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	66 of 509	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	152 of 520	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	50 of 525	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	87 of 522	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	79 of 499	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	352 of 487	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	299 of 489	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	132 of 577	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	202 of 585	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	155 of 591	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	169 of 577	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	96 of 572	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	136 of 557	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	231 of 551	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	53.4	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	179 of 414	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	137 of 425	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	91 of 439	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	168 of 421	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	75 of 437	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	95 of 414	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	96 of 417	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	145 of 399	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	169 of 407	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	139 of 412	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	176 of 397	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	70 of 393	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	208 of 382	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	226 of 375	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)54th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies78%+15 vs state

Science72%+22 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts61%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle	Public	6-8	19650 Prairie Ridge Ln	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 582-3500	286	23	12.2	23.4%	252 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	72.8	144^th of 628 public middle schools	77.1%		70.4	171^st of 641 public middle schools	73.3%	27		64.1	50.5	69.4		63.0	65.0	67.1	77.7	71.8	$12,216	$621	$11,595
Holmen Middle	Public	6-8	502 N Main St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3391	868	72	12.0	23.2%	730 (84.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (2.0%)	80 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.0%)	80.9	83^rd of 628 public middle schools	86.8%		77.8	106^th of 641 public middle schools	83.5%	23		70.6	63.3	69.3		69.1	73.2	79.9	79.3	66.4	$11,895	$250	$11,646
Arcadia Middle	Public	5-8	725 Fairfield Ave	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-7500	359	25	14.2	76.3%	60 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	46.9	372^nd of 628 public middle schools	40.8%		46.8	390^th of 641 public middle schools	39.2%	18	18.3	36.7	85.0	45.5	34.0	34.4	69.1	42.9	57.1	42.9	$14,315	$811	$13,504
Onalaska Middle	Public	6-8	707 8th Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-5366	620	48	13.0	29.8%	425 (68.5%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.6%)	97 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	67.5	206^th of 628 public middle schools	67.2%		70.4	172^nd of 641 public middle schools	73.2%	34		60.3	55.2	61.4		57.2	61.4	68.8	75.7	56.4	$12,459	$143	$12,316
Logan Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	424	47	8.9	53.3%	245 (57.8%)	31 (7.3%)	28 (6.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.9%)	43.9	401^st of 628 public middle schools	36.1%		44	400^th of 641 public middle schools	37.6%	1		52.8	55.7	43.4		53.1	49.6	34.9	55.0	44.2	$17,762	$630	$17,132
School of Technology and Arts II	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	39	2	17.0	30.8%	31 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	55.5	301^st of 628 public middle schools	52.1%		56.8	289^th of 641 public middle schools	54.9%	12		81.8	54.6	53.3		45.5	63.6	40.0	66.7	46.7	$14,448	$489	$13,959
Independence Middle	Public	6-8	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	101	8	12.6	60.4%	44 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	54	321^st of 628 public middle schools	48.9%		54.9	306^th of 641 public middle schools	52.3%	15		54.8	42.4	62.5		38.7	52.9	57.6	69.7	54.6	$16,161	$1,416	$14,744
West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	534	42	12.7	23.2%	486 (91.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	80.9	84^th of 628 public middle schools	86.6%		80.2	88^th of 641 public middle schools	86.3%	4	60.0	69.6	65.6	72.5	62.6	74.1	75.0	76.8	78.2	59.2	$11,637	$392	$11,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle

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Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

What high school do graduates of Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle attend?

Students who attend Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle usually go on to attend Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High

How many students attend Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle.

Is Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle a good school?

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle ranks 144^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle?

Students at Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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