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Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School

Q: Is Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School a good school?

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School ranks 473 rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 101 S Gammon Rd in Madison, WI, serving 462 students in the Madison Metropolitan School District. For 2025–2026 it ranked 473 of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (26th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranked 321 of 432. The school sat at the 46th percentile in 2015–2016 but has hovered in the low-to-mid 20s since 2023–2024. About 53% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism was 27.1%, per-student spending was $20,024, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.4.

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, proficiency trails district and state in every subject: ELA 44.62% / 46.63% / 48.59% for grades 6–8, math 40.32% / 40.74% / 42.36%, social studies 54.17%, and science just 36.11% (district 47.08%, state 51.86%). Science is the standout weak spot. Nearby schools post much higher results — Hamilton Middle shows 79%+ ELA and 76%+ math, Spring Harbor Middle 68–80% ELA, and Toki Middle 53–55% ELA. Still, there has been real progress since 2022–2023: 8th-grade ELA rose from 30.09% to 48.59%, and 8th-grade math from 25.83% to 42.36%.

Effectiveness varies widely by student group. Rankings are high for some populations — 86th percentile for White students and 73rd for multi-racial students — but far lower for Hispanic students (14th percentile), special education students (20th), and low-income students (8th percentile, 0 stars), pointing to a large internal equity gap. Chronic absenteeism improved from 41.7% in 2022–2023 to 27.1% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 29.6% but above the state’s 17.3%. Dropout is low at 0.7%. Resources are not the obvious explanation: spending exceeds Hamilton Middle ($16,988) and Kromrey Middle ($15,950), and Kromrey spends the least yet ranks in the 90th percentile.

462

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,024

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 S Gammon Rd
Madison, WI 53717-1498

(608) 663-6403

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School usually attend:

High:

Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School:

Elementary:	Crestwood Elementary
	Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
	Muir Elementary
	Stephens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

28.4%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg56%

473^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Middle Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

321^st of 432Madison Metropolitan 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	34.3	473 of 643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	469 of 628	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	492 of 641	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	434 of 640	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	403 of 617	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	414 of 613	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	409 of 594	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	413 of 579	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.1	392 of 612	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	326 of 609	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	439 of 612	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.8	213 of 585	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	242 of 569	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.7	473 of 559	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	407 of 549	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.7	346 of 539	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.1	197 of 521	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	249 of 519	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	134 of 366	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	123 of 382	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.5	219 of 332	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.7	214 of 324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	64 of 117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	81 of 118	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	84 of 125	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	93 of 134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	77 of 123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	37 of 88	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	20 of 87	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	35 of 95	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	50 of 90	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	99 of 178	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	88 of 173	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	31 of 170	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	30 of 158	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	74 of 153	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	96 of 140	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	409 of 572	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	448 of 573	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	381 of 580	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	371 of 579	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	323 of 576	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	376 of 574	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	375 of 557	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	417 of 551	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	203 of 236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	220 of 237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	228 of 239	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	194 of 221	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	201 of 225	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	156 of 209	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	166 of 204	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	471 of 513	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	483 of 509	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	496 of 520	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	495 of 525	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	493 of 522	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	482 of 499	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	459 of 487	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	456 of 489	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	451 of 575	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	479 of 585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	422 of 591	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	395 of 577	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	383 of 572	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	392 of 557	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	338 of 551	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	36 of 135	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	54.5	52 of 126	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	31 of 131	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	40 of 132	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	71 of 126	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	65 of 129	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	21 of 101	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	9 of 96	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	350 of 439	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	299 of 414	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	309 of 425	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	248 of 439	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	324 of 421	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	306 of 437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	296 of 414	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	314 of 417	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	55 of 391	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	44 of 399	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	53 of 407	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	76 of 412	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	39 of 397	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	46 of 393	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	138 of 382	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	156 of 375	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)86th percentile+59 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%-10 vs state

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

Science36%-16 vs state

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I have had 3 children go through Jefferson Middle School. I am generally impressed with the teachers and the opportunities offered to my kids. Close Quote

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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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	34.3	473^rd of 643 public middle schools	26.4%		31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%	4		44.6	46.6	48.6		40.3	40.7	42.4	54.2	36.1	$20,024	$1,049	$18,974
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	83.1	71^st of 643 public middle schools	89.0%		81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%	6		68.6	70.6	80.5		68.6	68.2	65.5	87.4	79.3	$19,064	$653	$18,411
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	90.5	21^st of 643 public middle schools	96.7%		89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%	12		79.2	79.1	80.4		78.0	78.3	76.9	89.5	83.2	$16,988	$654	$16,333
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	53.1	327^th of 643 public middle schools	49.1%		52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%	5		53.6	55.1	54.1		49.3	52.7	56.2	61.6	53.1	$24,163	$513	$23,651
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9595	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	84.3	63^rd of 643 public middle schools	90.2%		83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		72.8	72.4	70.0	71.3	67.9	73.5	76.9	74.0	80.0	76.5	$15,950	$435	$15,515
Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	32.1	486^th of 643 public middle schools	24.4%		33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%	24		41.7	58.1	36.8		42.0	50.0	29.7	48.9	36.0	$20,806	$771	$20,035
Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	360	35	10.2	26.7%	219 (60.8%)	25 (6.9%)	68 (18.9%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	81.2	88^th of 643 public middle schools	86.3%		74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%	38		74.4	69.2	71.7		70.7	67.3	74.2	77.5	67.5	$22,700	$575	$22,125
Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4400	776	61	12.6	26.0%	462 (59.5%)	34 (4.4%)	202 (26.0%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	66.8	201^st of 643 public middle schools	68.7%		60.7	259^th of 628 public middle schools	58.8%	58		53.6	62.3	65.3		56.9	64.8	60.9	72.6	59.5	$16,905	$411	$16,494
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	24.5	522^nd of 643 public middle schools	18.8%		21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%	5		39.0	34.1	50.0		30.5	30.6	31.9	51.4	36.1	$22,591	$1,888	$20,702
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26	510^th of 643 public middle schools	20.7%		26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%	21		36.0	41.7	44.1		25.0	20.8	29.4	55.9	44.1	$25,574	$966	$24,608

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Is Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School a good school?

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School ranks 473^rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School usually go on to attend Vel Phillips Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School?

Students at Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 28% White, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

How many students attend Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School.

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