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Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School

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Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School ranks 469 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is a public middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 436 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 400-500 out of 600-650 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 36.42% to 56.64%, compared to the district's 41.5% to 59.88% and the state's 50.04% to 62.51%. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Wisconsin middle schools for these subgroups.

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School performs significantly worse than other middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Hamilton Middle, Spring Harbor Middle, and Toki Middle, which consistently rank in the top 20-30% of Wisconsin middle schools. The school also performs worse than middle schools in the neighboring Verona Area School District, such as Savanna Oaks Middle and Badger Ridge Middle, which have higher academic achievement and better school climate indicators.

462

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,508

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: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

469^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

317^th of 426Madison 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)89th percentile+64 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%-6 vs state

English Language Arts42%-12 vs state

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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%)	31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%		30.2	492^nd of 641 public middle schools	23.2%	23		43.6	37.2	43.9		36.4	38.9	41.2	56.6	38.1	$15,508	$605	$14,904
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%)	81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%		75.5	121^st of 641 public middle schools	81.1%	44		70.1	78.7	81.6		58.6	66.3	60.5	88.2	77.0	$14,192	$425	$13,768
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%)	89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%		88	36^th of 641 public middle schools	94.4%	3		75.8	79.2	81.7		72.0	77.9	75.2	88.9	79.8	$13,465	$404	$13,062
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%)	52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%		46.3	394^th of 641 public middle schools	38.5%	62		52.9	52.7	54.6		53.6	51.0	45.2	62.8	52.7	$14,581	$553	$14,029
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9530	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%)	83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		85.8	52^nd of 641 public middle schools	91.9%	11	74.4	73.5	69.6	73.2	75.2	70.5	73.2	72.3	77.0	74.8	$12,903	$172	$12,731
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%)	33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%		25.3	520^th of 641 public middle schools	18.9%	58		61.4	39.5	38.6		53.1	33.5	29.3	50.0	37.1	$14,139	$633	$13,506
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%)	74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%		58.1	279^th of 641 public middle schools	56.5%	153		74.8	73.6	62.4		65.4	71.3	58.8	69.1	61.8	$13,916	$412	$13,502
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%)	60.7	259^th of 628 public middle schools	58.8%		58.6	274^th of 641 public middle schools	57.3%	15		58.3	65.5	57.3		58.7	63.1	47.6	67.1	46.3	$12,900	$411	$12,489
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%)	21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%		16.3	554^th of 641 public middle schools	13.6%	37		30.9	29.9	48.1		19.8	24.7	27.3	55.8	32.5	$18,044	$1,081	$16,964
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	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%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3		38.5	54.3	39.3		30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School

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

How many students attend Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School?

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

Is Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School a good school?

Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School ranks 469^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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.

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