Summary:
Fish Creek, Wisconsin is home to three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all part of the Gibraltar Area School District and all located at the same address, 3924 State Highway 42, forming a single connected K–12 campus serving 532 students in a small, tight-knit community. The district as a whole ranks 32 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 93rd percentile with 5 stars.
Gibraltar Elementary is the clear academic standout, enrolling 265 students in PK–5. It has ranked in the top 2–3% of Wisconsin elementary schools for three straight years, holds 5 stars each year, and posts proficiency rates far above state averages in ELA, math, social studies, and science. Gibraltar High, with 175 students in grades 9–12, is also elite: 94–95th percentile, 5 stars, a 100% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and test scores well above state in every reported subject. Gibraltar Middle, at 92 students in grades 6–8, is the smallest and least consistent, having slipped from 50/641 and the 92nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 140/643 and the 78th percentile in 2025–2026, with 4 stars instead of 5.
Chronic absenteeism tells a striking story: it is 5.0% at the elementary and 6.7% at the middle school — both below the district's 11.2% and the state's 17.3% — but 21.5% at the high school, which is above both benchmarks despite excellent academic results. Per-student spending is high across all three schools ($27,372 to $29,993), student-teacher ratios are low (7.4 to 9.6), and free/reduced lunch rates (22.83% to 28.57%) don't track neatly with achievement here. Parents should note the middle school's downward ranking trend and the high school's absenteeism rate as the district's two main watch points.
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