Summary:
Gresham School District is a small Wisconsin district serving 287 students across just two schools: Gresham Elementary, which covers PK–5 with 132 students, and Gresham High, which serves grades 6–12 with 155 students, so the middle-school Forward Exam results appear under the high school. Gresham School District is ranked 278th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 36th percentile with a 2-star rating, and it serves a high-need population: free/reduced lunch is 60.65% at the high school and 57.58% at the elementary school, per-student spending is over $19,000 at both schools, and student-teacher ratios are about 10:1.
Gresham High is the district's bright spot for momentum, moving from 1 star in 2023–2024 to 3 stars and the 50th percentile in 2025–2026. Its graduation rate is 95.8%, above the state's 92.0%, and its dropout rate is 0.0%. Its strongest results are in 8th grade science (68.18% proficient vs. 51.86% state), 8th grade social studies (77.27% vs. 64.63%), 8th grade math (68.18% vs. 53.67%), 10th grade social studies (61.11% vs. 48.25%), and ACT Science (46.67% vs. 43.20%). Weaknesses remain in ACT Math (26.67% vs. 42.93%), ACT ELA (40.00% vs. 48.47%), and 7th grade ELA (27.78% vs. 55.33%).
Gresham Elementary shows real math strength, especially in grades 4 and 5 (64.71% and 61.90% proficient, both above state), plus 4th grade social studies at 70.59%. However, ELA is below state in every tested grade for 2025–2026: 35.71% in 3rd grade, 52.94% in 4th, and 38.10% in 5th, and 4th grade science is also below state at 47.06%. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide challenge, at 28.4% at the elementary school and 22.9% at the high school, compared with 17.3% statewide. Because these are small cohorts, year-to-year swings can be large, so single-year changes should be read with caution.
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