In 2022-23 school year, white students had highest representation in Trempealeau County schools

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By WC Wisconsin News

Dec 5, 2023

Among the many ethnicities represented in Trempealeau County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Trempealeau County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 5,957 students attending Trempealeau County schools, 70.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.9% of Trempealeau County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Trempealeau County, representing 71.7% of the student body.

Arcadia Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 84.7% Hispanic students, 14.6% white students, and 0.8% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Trempealeau County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Trempealeau County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Arcadia Elementary School	Hispanic	84.7%	529
Arcadia High School	Hispanic	65.2%	417
Arcadia Middle School	Hispanic	79.2%	337
Blair-Taylor Elementary School	White	89.8%	305
Blair-Taylor Middle/High School	White	89%	327
Eleva-Strum Elementary School	White	89.6%	338
Eleva-Strum High School	White	89.3%	187
Eleva-Strum Middle School	White	88%	142
Ettrick Elementary School	White	98.4%	123
Galesville Elementary School	White	88.3%	257
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School	White	91.1%	403
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle School	White	89.3%	279
Independence Elementary School	Hispanic	59.6%	193
Independence High School	White	53.5%	144
Independence Middle School	White	53.7%	95
Osseo-Fairchild Elementary School	White	90.3%	390
Osseo-Fairchild High School	White	92.2%	257
Osseo-Fairchild Middle School	White	90.6%	159
Trempealeau Elementary School	White	90.7%	302
Whitehall Memorial Elementary School	White	73.3%	435
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High School	White	78.7%	338