Summary:
ZIP code 54661 covers Trempealeau, Wisconsin, and has one public school: Trempealeau Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 309 students in the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
Because it is the only school in the ZIP code, comparisons are to the district, the state, and the school’s own history. Its standout strengths are attendance and English language arts/science. In 2024–25, chronic absenteeism was 3.3%, compared with 2.8% for the district and 17.3% for the state. In 2025–26, grade 3 ELA was 71.67% proficient—far above the state’s 52.08%—and grade 5 ELA improved from 60.53% to 64.81%. Grade 4 science was 70.45%, above the district’s 67.35% and the state’s 53.46%. The main watch area is mathematics. Grade 4 math was 43.18%, below the district’s 48.98% and the state’s 52.87%; grade 5 math was 46.30%, also below both. Grade 4 had a difficult year, with declines in ELA, math, social studies, and science compared with 2024–25, though grade-level cohorts change each year.
The school’s latest rank also slipped. It fell from the 82nd percentile in 2024–25 to the 62nd percentile in 2025–26, and its star rating dropped from 4 to 3. The district, by contrast, ranks 116 of 432, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, so the school’s latest result is below the district’s overall standing. Contextually, 19.42% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $14,357, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.6:1. Overall, Trempealeau Elementary remains above Wisconsin averages in several subjects, especially ELA and science, but the 2025–26 math results and grade 4 decline are the most important areas for parents to ask about.
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