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Gilman High

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Gilman High ranks 322 nd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Gilman High is a public high school located in Gilman, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is part of the Gilman School District, which is ranked 382 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilman High has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from a high of 12th out of 466 Wisconsin high schools in 2014-2015 to its current ranking of 322 out of 431 in 2024-2025. This decline is reflected in the school's 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for male students (ranked 195 out of 380 in 2024-2025) compared to female students (ranked 243 out of 358) and white students (ranked 282 out of 285). Additionally, Gilman High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 43.06% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and the school's performance for this subgroup has been mixed.

Gilman High's test scores are generally below the state averages, with the school struggling particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.57% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.62%. Gilman High's performance is generally lower than that of the nearby schools, such as Owen-Withee High, Holcombe High, Cornell High, and Stanley-Boyd High, which tend to outperform Gilman High across various metrics.

148

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,188

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 N Fifth Ave
Gilman, WI 54433

(715) 447-8211

District: Gilman School District

Feeder schools for Gilman High:

Elementary:

Gilman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg52%

Middle school

412^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

322^nd of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 72 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

382^nd of 426Gilman 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	412 of 628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	388 of 641	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	355 of 640	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	373 of 617	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	471 of 613	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	508 of 594	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	518 of 579	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	471 of 612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	74.8	102 of 609	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	53.3	321 of 612	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	447 of 585	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.2	285 of 569	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.2	64 of 559	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.6	206 of 549	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.8	430 of 539	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	62.2	226 of 521	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.5	452 of 519	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.8	237 of 332	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	68.8	102 of 324	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	434 of 573	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	316 of 580	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	366 of 579	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	463 of 576	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	386 of 574	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.4	507 of 557	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	468 of 551	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	378 of 509	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	268 of 520	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	96 of 525	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	167 of 522	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.7	460 of 499	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	311 of 577	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	388 of 585	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	279 of 591	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	180 of 577	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	486 of 572	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	373 of 557	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	481 of 551	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	209 of 412	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	312 of 397	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	371 of 382	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	374 of 375	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	322 of 431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	361 of 431	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	129 of 400	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	308 of 410	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	380 of 408	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	87.9	12 of 466	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	64.3	157 of 462	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	197 of 457	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.8	359 of 452	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.0	223 of 445	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.7	344 of 450	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	68.0	127 of 438	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	43.7	332 of 437	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	243 of 358	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	305 of 353	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.6	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	274 of 326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	42 of 251	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	195 of 380	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	171 of 359	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	201 of 354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	286 of 373	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	282 of 285	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	255 of 271	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	202 of 261	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2023)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Male (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-4 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilman High	Public	7-12	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 447-8211	148	11	13.1	42.6%	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	33.2	322^nd of 431 public high schools	25.3%		24.2	361^st of 431 public high schools	16.2%	39	28.6	23.8		52.9	33.3	58.8	42.9	57.1	57.1	47.6	$20,188	$2,901	$17,287
Thorp High	Public	9-12	605 S Clark St	Thorp	54771	Clark County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 669-5401	181	13	13.9	58.0%	172 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	18.6	380^th of 431 public high schools	11.8%		35.3	306^th of 431 public high schools	29.0%	74	24.3		32.4						36.4		$24,949	$253	$24,697
Stanley-Boyd High	Public	9-12	507 E 1st Ave	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 644-5534	341	25	13.5	37.5%	316 (92.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	45	254^th of 431 public high schools	41.1%		72.6	87^th of 431 public high schools	79.8%	167	39.4	53.0	33.3						51.3		$12,300	$764	$11,537
Holcombe High	Public	9-12	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 595-4241	86	8	10.6	39.5%	85 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	13.2	395^th of 431 public high schools	8.4%					(n/a)		17.7	35.3						22.2		$17,558	$752	$16,806
Cornell High	Public	9-12	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	100	6	17.0	3.0%	90 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	39.6	289^th of 431 public high schools	32.9%		38.5	286^th of 431 public high schools	33.6%	3	45.0								42.9		$16,805	$1,555	$15,249
DOC: Stanley Correctional Institution	Public	9-12	100 Corrections Dr	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 644-2960	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Owen-Withee High	Public	9-12	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 229-2151	139	9	15.2	54.7%	113 (81.3%)	2 (1.4%)	17 (12.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	25.2	353^rd of 431 public high schools	18.1%		34.2	312^th of 431 public high schools	27.6%	41	36.0	36.0							35.9		$15,863	$1,207	$14,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilman High

Is Gilman High a good school?

Gilman High ranks 322^nd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gilman High?

Students at Gilman High are 95% White, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Gilman High in?

Gilman School District

How many students attend Gilman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 148 students attended Gilman High.

What schools feed into Gilman High?

Gilman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gilman Elementary

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