Summary:
Gilmanton School District in Wisconsin contains just one middle school, Gilmanton Middle, which serves grades 5–8 with an enrollment of 37 students. The district ranks 220 of 432 in Wisconsin — the 49th percentile, 2 stars — and 54.05% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school spends $21,161 per student and has a 9.4 student-teacher ratio, reflecting a small, resource-intensive setting with low class sizes.
The school's strongest recent news is its rank improvement: it rose from 22nd percentile (1 star, 488 of 628) in 2024–2025 to 54th percentile (3 stars, 297 of 643) in 2025–2026, its best showing in three years. Grade 8 is the academic bright spot, outperforming the state in every reported subject — social studies 100% vs. 64.63%, science 66.67% vs. 51.86%, English Language Arts 66.67% vs. 54.38%, and mathematics 55.56% vs. 53.67%. Attendance is also a strength: chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, below the district's 11.0% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide.
Math is the clearest weakness. Grade 5 math had 0% proficient against 51.81% statewide, and grade 6 math was 33.33%, roughly 20 points below the state. Grade 5 ELA (28.57%) and grade 7 ELA (40.00%) also trailed state averages. Encouragingly, scores improved as cohorts moved upward: grade 6 math climbed from 25% to 46.67% the following year, and grade 7 math from 27.27% to 55.56%. Because only 37 students are spread across four grades, a single student can shift a proficiency rate by many percentage points, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously. Overall, the picture is mixed but improving.
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