Summary:
ZIP code 54630 in Galesville, Wisconsin contains three public schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Galesville Elementary (PK–5, 263 students), Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle (6–8, 286 students), and Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High (9–12, 411 students). All three belong to the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, which enrolls 960 students in this ZIP and ranks 116th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 73rd percentile, with 4 stars.
The middle school is the academic engine here, holding 4 stars in 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26, with standout 2025–26 results such as 76.53% proficient in 7th grade mathematics (state: 55.67%) and 67.37% in 6th grade mathematics (state: 53.60%); its only below-state result was 8th grade ELA at 52.00% versus 54.38%. The high school counters with outcomes — a 99.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–25 — plus a rebound from 2 stars to 4 stars in 2025–26, with ACT results in ELA (57.84%), mathematics (49.02%) and science (53.92%) all above state averages. The high school tests with the ACT while the other two use the Forward Exam, so comparisons across levels should be made cautiously.
The elementary school is the improving campus, climbing from 2 stars to 3 stars and 52nd percentile, with 3rd grade ELA and mathematics both at 67.57%, above state. Its weak spot is 4th grade mathematics at 40.54% versus 52.87% statewide, and it trails the district average in 7 of 8 tested areas. Attendance is a shared strength: chronic absenteeism is 1.8% at the middle school, 2.6% at the elementary and 3.7% at the high school, compared with 17.3% statewide. Notably, the middle school spends the least per student ($16,220) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.2) while performing strongest.
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