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Gilman Elementary

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Gilman Elementary ranks 590 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Gilman Elementary is a small PK–6 public school with 134 students in the rural community of Gilman, Wisconsin, part of the Gilman School District. Statewide, the school ranks 590 of 1039 elementary schools in 2025–26 — the 43rd percentile, 2 stars — a marked improvement from 2024–25, when it placed in the 22nd percentile with 1 star. That is its highest percentile since at least 2016–17, and it sits well above the district's overall standing of 386 of 432 (11th percentile, 1 star).

The school's standout metric is attendance: chronic absenteeism was just 1.6% in 2024–25, versus 4.5% for the district and 17.3% statewide. Among nearby schools, only Cornell Elementary reported lower (0.0%), and Gilman's rate is far below Holcombe Elementary (14.9%), which has similar poverty levels and slightly higher per-student spending ($22,695 vs. Gilman's $21,362) yet ranks in the 21st percentile with 1 star. Gilman sits close to Owen-Withee Elementary and Thorp Elementary in overall rank and poverty, but has much lower absenteeism and higher spending. Cornell outranks every local school (97th percentile, 5 stars), but with only 1.44% of students on free or reduced lunch it serves a very different population and is not a like-for-like peer.

In 2025–26 tests, Gilman's grade 3–6 math results were essentially at the state average (about 53.3%), while English/language arts trailed by roughly 6 points (about 47.2% vs. 53.6%). Grade 5 showed a striking split: math above state (54.55% vs. 51.81%) but ELA far below (36.36% vs. 53.63%). Grade 4 social studies was a bright spot at 75% proficiency versus 65.51% statewide, while grade 4 science lagged at 45.83% versus 53.46%. The year brought broad gains — math up from about 40.2% to 53.3% and ELA from 36.5% to 47.2% — and low-income students ranked in the 71st percentile (4 stars), up from the 34th the prior year. Because enrollment is small, individual grade results can swing with just a few students.

134

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,362

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

55%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

325 N Fifth Ave
Gilman, WI 54433

(715) 447-8776

District: Gilman School District

Students who attend Gilman Elementary usually attend:

High:

Gilman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

590^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

386^th of 432Gilman School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	590 of 1039	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	815 of 1044	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	786 of 1061	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	738 of 1067	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	743 of 1067	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	743 of 1050	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	646 of 1037	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	600 of 1025	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.0	570 of 1071	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	718 of 1075	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	791 of 1076	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.8	700 of 1061	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	544 of 1053	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	746 of 1045	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.4	592 of 1046	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.0	826 of 1045	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	58.1	507 of 1030	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.3	754 of 1021	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	571 of 712	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.4	316 of 632	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	526 of 986	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	659 of 1001	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	710 of 1011	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	656 of 1010	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	686 of 1017	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	775 of 1004	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	722 of 1002	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	533 of 997	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	242 of 848	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	39.6	573 of 870	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	737 of 866	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	702 of 871	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	455 of 859	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	255 of 847	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	465 of 874	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	429 of 854	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	566 of 989	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	788 of 1000	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	751 of 1012	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	707 of 1011	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	744 of 1017	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	664 of 1003	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	469 of 1002	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	601 of 997	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	420 of 802	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	300 of 790	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.9	63 of 770	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	20 of 742	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	692 of 718	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	685 of 727	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	672 of 715	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	607 of 704	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	500 of 699	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	364 of 718	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	475 of 686	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies75%+9 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Science46%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	134	11	12.6	51.5%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	50.3	590^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.2%		29	815^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.9%	225	55.6	50.0	36.4	47.1			55.6	50.0	54.6	52.9			75.0		45.8		55%		$21,362	$2,962	$18,400
Thorp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	605 S Clark St	Thorp	54771	Clark County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 669-5548	321	27	11.7	53.9%	292 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	49.1	606^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.7%		50.5	580^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.4%	26	46.7	55.6	28.2	54.1	25.0	52.4	53.3	44.4	48.7	73.0	25.0	35.7	74.1	73.8	44.4	61.9	69%		$15,649	$1,301	$14,348
Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	507 E 1st Ave	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 644-5810	437	35	12.5	48.3%	400 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	70.4	305^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.6%		69.1	333^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	68.1%	28	68.8	56.8	70.0				70.3	65.4	71.7				67.9		56.8		79%		$13,832	$789	$13,043
Holcombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 595-4241	106	10	10.3	56.6%	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.7	818^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.3%		25.1	838^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.7%	20	40.0	12.5	33.3				70.0	12.5	50.0				37.5		12.5		82%		$22,695	$3,052	$19,643
Cornell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 S 4th St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 861-6947	209	16	13.3	1.4%	198 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	90.3	35^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.6%		89.9	32^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.9%	3	76.2	80.8	60.0				90.5	100.0	76.0				100.0		96.2		92%		$13,867	$1,310	$12,557
Owen-Withee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 229-4488	221	20	11.1	55.2%	175 (79.2%)	3 (1.4%)	34 (15.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	48.9	614^th of 1039 public elementary schools	40.9%		43.8	669^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.9%	55	50.0	62.2	44.4				54.2	46.0	44.4				67.6		46.0		74%		$16,588	$2,214	$14,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gilman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilman Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Gilman High

What is the racial makeup of Gilman Elementary?

Students at Gilman Elementary are 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Gilman Elementary in?

Gilman School District

How many students attend Gilman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Gilman Elementary.

Is Gilman Elementary a good school?

Gilman Elementary ranks 590^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2018–19 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

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