Summary:
Gilmanton, Wisconsin has one middle school, Gilmanton Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 37 students in the Gilmanton School District, making this a single-school profile rather than a citywide comparison.
Academically, the school’s latest 2025–2026 Forward Exam results are mixed. Eighth grade is the standout cohort: social studies was 100% proficient versus 64.63% statewide, while science and English language arts were both 66.67% proficient versus 51.86% and 54.38% statewide, and math was 55.56% versus 53.67%. Math is the clearest concern in other grades: fifth-grade math was 0% proficient against the state’s 51.81%, sixth-grade math was 33.33% against 53.6%, and seventh-grade math was 46.67% against 55.67%. ELA was above state in grades 6 and 8 but below in grades 5 and 7. Rank history shows a rebound: the school was 297 of 643 (54th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, after 488 of 628 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 and 342 of 641 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024.
Engagement indicators are a strength. The dropout rate was 0.0% for the school and district compared with 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 10.5% at the school, 11.0% in the district, and 17.3% statewide. The school also reported 54.05% free/reduced lunch, $21,161 per-student spending, and a 9.4:1 student-teacher ratio. The district ranked 220 of 432, at the 49th percentile with 2 stars. Because enrollment is only 37 students across grades 5–8, small changes in a grade can shift percentages sharply, so year-to-year results are less stable than they would be at a larger school.
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