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Galesville Elementary

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Galesville Elementary ranks 497 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Galesville Elementary is a PK–5 public school serving 263 students in the small rural community of Galesville, Wisconsin, in Trempealeau County, and it is one of three elementary schools in the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.

The school is in a genuine turnaround. In 2025-2026 it ranked 497th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 52nd percentile, its best result in the decade of history provided, and a jump from the 35th percentile (677th) the year before. Attendance is the standout: chronic absenteeism fell from 20.8% in 2021-22 to 2.6% in 2024-25, far below the state's 17.3% and even below the district average. Seven of eight grade-level subject tests improved year over year. Even so, Galesville remains the lowest-ranked of its district's three elementaries — Trempealeau Elementary sits at the 62nd percentile and Ettrick Elementary at the 94th.

Academically, results are mixed. Third-grade math is the one measure where Galesville leads its own district, and ELA and social studies land above state averages. The clearest concerns are 4th-grade math (40.54 vs. the state's 52.87) and 4th-grade science (51.35), where the same group of students dropped 18 points in math between 3rd and 4th grade. Special education students have ranked in the 20th–28th percentile for three straight years. And while Galesville spends $17,109 per student — the third-highest in its comparison set — Trempealeau produces higher proficiency in most subjects on roughly $2,750 less per pupil. Nearby Prairie View Elementary and Sand Lake Elementary reach the 61st–65th percentiles with lower poverty and lower spending, suggesting there is still room to grow.

263

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,109

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

84%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

17151 French Rd
Galesville, WI 54630

(608) 582-2241

District: Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

Students who attend Galesville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
High:	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

497^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

116^th of 432Galesville-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
2026	57.1	497 of 1039	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	677 of 1044	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	608 of 1061	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	605 of 1067	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	771 of 1067	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	678 of 1050	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	772 of 1037	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	775 of 1025	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	794 of 1071	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.8	499 of 1075	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	453 of 1076	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	548 of 1061	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	623 of 1053	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	516 of 1045	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	555 of 1046	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.0	320 of 1045	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	465 of 1030	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.0	317 of 1021	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	182 of 689	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	488 of 986	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	648 of 1001	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	721 of 1011	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	614 of 1010	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	802 of 1017	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	465 of 1004	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	671 of 1002	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	794 of 997	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	526 of 848	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	425 of 870	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	479 of 866	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	434 of 871	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.4	760 of 859	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	496 of 847	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	695 of 874	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	654 of 854	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	463 of 989	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	641 of 1000	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	317 of 1012	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	496 of 1011	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	657 of 1017	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	718 of 1003	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	797 of 1002	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	666 of 997	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	578 of 791	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	577 of 802	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	631 of 790	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	451 of 697	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	550 of 718	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	429 of 727	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	551 of 715	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	567 of 718	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%~ state avg

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Galesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17151 French Rd	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 582-2241	263	21	12.4	30.8%	228 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	57.1	497^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.2%		43.3	677^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%	180	67.6	59.5	52.1	67.6	40.5	50.0	67.6	51.4	84%		$17,109	$836	$16,273
Trempealeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24231 5th St	Trempealeau	54661	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 534-6394	309	23	13.6	19.4%	278 (90.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	63.5	398^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.7%		77.9	193^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	81.5%	205	71.7	59.1	64.8	56.7	43.2	46.3	70.5	70.5	83%		$14,357	$868	$13,489
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22750 Washington St	Ettrick	54627	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 525-4571	124	10	11.8	27.4%	119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	88	60^th of 1039 public elementary schools	94.2%		72.3	285^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.7%	225	75.0	82.4	75.0	60.0	82.4	93.8	94.1	94.1	81%		$17,085	$898	$16,187
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Newport La	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-1600	466	39	12.0	20.8%	403 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	63	405^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.0%		73.1	269^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.2%	136	59.7	62.4	58.7	55.8	51.8	62.7	75.3	54.1	88%		$15,923	$237	$15,686
Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Long Coulee Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-9080	317	28	11.3	23.0%	236 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	42 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	57.1	498^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.1%		68.5	339^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.5%	159	59.3	57.5	51.8	53.7	55.3	58.9	63.8	53.2	92%		$17,761	$368	$17,392
Viking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Wall St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-3316	355	30	11.7	31.5%	290 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	64.5	391^st of 1039 public elementary schools	62.4%		69.4	325^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.9%	66	55.9	64.2	62.0	57.4	52.2	62.0	70.2	62.7	94%		$16,996	$520	$16,476
Sand Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Sand Lake Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 781-0974	363	33	10.9	27.8%	316 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	66.5	366^th of 1039 public elementary schools	64.8%		62.4	424^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.4%	58	68.3	60.3	64.1	68.3	45.6	54.7	69.1	69.1	89%		$16,737	$489	$16,248
Arcadia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	358 E River St	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-3315	531	44	12.1	82.7%	68 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.1	914^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.6	911^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.7%	3	20.9	23.9		36.3	31.3		37.3	26.9	≥ 95%		$14,310	$872	$13,438
Northern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 East Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-4542	463	34	13.4	47.1%	280 (60.5%)	14 (3.0%)	27 (5.8%)	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	42.4	692^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	33.4%		45.7	647^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.0%	45	40.9	55.6	35.8	40.9	54.0	47.8	61.9	52.4	92%		$15,049	$524	$14,525
Pertzsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	524 Main St	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-5644	373	28	13.4	45.0%	250 (67.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.4%)	48 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	68.8	331^st of 1039 public elementary schools	68.1%		73.2	267^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.4%	64	58.2	57.6	62.0	58.2	62.1	78.0	80.3	59.1	91%		$16,544	$580	$15,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Galesville Elementary

What district is Galesville Elementary in?

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

How many students attend Galesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Galesville Elementary.

Is Galesville Elementary a good school?

Galesville Elementary ranks 497^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Galesville Elementary?

Students at Galesville Elementary are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Galesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Galesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
High : Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High

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