Summary:
ZIP code 54124 is home to three public schools — Gillett Elementary (PK–5), Gillett Middle (6–8), and Gillett High (9–12) — all belonging to the Gillett School District, all sharing one location at 208 W Main St in Gillett, Wisconsin, and together enrolling 549 students. The elementary school is the largest at 277 students, while the middle school is the smallest at 120.
Attendance is the clearest shared strength across the community. Chronic absenteeism is 0.8% at Gillett Middle, 2.2% at Gillett Elementary, and 4.1% at Gillett High — all far below Wisconsin's 17.3%. Academically, Gillett Middle is the current standout, ranked at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars and beating the state in 7th grade ELA and math, 8th grade ELA, and 8th grade social studies; it also reached 3 stars the prior year. Gillett Elementary is uneven: 4th grade ELA and science are above state, but 3rd grade ELA (25.81% vs. 52.08%) and math (32.26% vs. 54.75%) lag well behind. Gillett High graduates 96.9% of students against a 92.0% state rate with a 0.6% dropout rate, yet scored below state in every reported subject.
Spending and class size do not line up neatly with results. Gillett High spends the most per student ($21,182) and has the smallest classes (8.9 students per teacher) but the lowest rank percentile at 23; Gillett Middle spends the least ($15,810) and ranks highest. All three schools slipped from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with the high school's drop the largest. Free/reduced lunch participation is high everywhere — 64.62%, 59.17%, and 53.95% — and the district overall ranks 366 of 432 with 1 star, even though individual schools range from the 23rd to the 42nd percentile.
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