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Best Public Schools in Gilman, IA

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157

Students

Top rankedEast Marshall Middle School216^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Gilman, Iowa has only one public middle school, East Marshall Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 153 students. The school is part of the East Marshall Community School District, which is ranked 194 out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

East Marshall Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 121 out of 334 Iowa middle schools in 2022-2023 (3 stars) to 216 out of 344 in 2024-2025 (2 stars). The school's performance on standardized tests varies, with 8th-grade students performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but below the state average in Science. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which could be a concern and may impact student learning and academic outcomes.

Regarding socioeconomic factors, over 35% of East Marshall Middle School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school may need to consider the impact of these factors on student performance and address any related challenges. The school's spending per student was $11,474 in the 2018-2019 school year, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 17.6 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Elm	Gilman	50106	Marshall County	East Marshall Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 498-7483	157	11	14.0	36.9%	128 (81.5%)	2 (1.3%)	20 (12.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	46.9	216^th of 344 public middle schools	37.2%		52.6	187^th of 337 public middle schools	44.5%	29	77.8	83.3	84.0	66.7	58.3	84.0	60.0	$11,474	$89	$11,385

Cities Near Gilman

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurel	5.13 mi	1	321^st
Le Grand	7.8 mi	1	161^st
Marshalltown	9.16 mi	10	387^th
Tama	11.12 mi	3	370^th
Grinnell	11.26 mi	5	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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