Summary
Gibraltar Middle is a small public middle school in Fish Creek, WI, serving grades 6–8 with 92 students as part of the Gibraltar Area School District in northeastern Wisconsin. The district ranks 32nd of 432 districts statewide (93rd percentile, 5 stars), while the school itself ranked 140th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026 (78th percentile, 4 stars) — a solid result, though below its 2023–2024 peak of 50th of 641 (92nd percentile, 5 stars). With only about 30 students per grade, a handful of kids can shift the percentages noticeably, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Gibraltar was above the Wisconsin average in nearly every tested grade and subject. Average math proficiency was about 70.9% versus the state's 54.3%, and ELA about 64.9% versus 54.9%; Grade 7 ELA was essentially tied at 55.17% versus 55.33%. The nearest comparison school, Sevastopol Middle (98th percentile, 5 stars), outperformed Gibraltar in every tested subject, while Marinette Middle (21st percentile, 1 star) scored far below both. Attendance stands out: chronic absenteeism was 6.7%, compared with 14.4% at Sevastopol, 32.7% at Marinette, and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate was 0.0%.
Resources are unusually high here. Gibraltar spends $27,372 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 7.4, roughly half that of the nearby schools, which spend $18,145 and $14,209. Results for student groups are also a highlight: special education students ranked 21st of 439 (95th percentile, 5 stars) and low-income students ranked 130th of 513 (75th percentile) in 2025–2026. Worth knowing: higher spending and smaller classes don't automatically translate into the best local results, since Sevastopol posts higher proficiency and a higher statewide rank with fewer resources.
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