Summary:
ZIP code 54124 is served by a single public elementary school — Gillett Elementary, part of the Gillett School District — which enrolls 277 students in grades PK–5. It is the only elementary option in this ZIP code, so families here have one school to consider. About 64.62% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,270, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1, giving a small-school setting with relatively close staffing.
The school's standout strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 2.2%, compared with 2.4% in the district and 17.3% statewide — roughly 15 percentage points lower than Wisconsin overall, a notable bright spot alongside the high share of students from lower-income households. Academically, fourth graders performed above the state in science (64.52% proficient vs. 53.46%) and in English Language Arts (58.06% vs. 53.87%) in 2025–2026. The school also improved its rating from 1 star and the 28th percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and the 31st percentile in 2025–2026.
The clearest weakness is mathematics. In 2025–2026, every tested grade fell below the state: grade 3 at 32.26% vs. 54.75%, grade 5 at 35% vs. 51.81%, and grade 4 at 48.39% vs. 52.87%. ELA in grades 3 (25.81%) and 5 (45%) was also below state, and fourth-grade social studies (64.52%) was just under the state's 65.51%. Third-grade results dropped sharply from the prior year's third graders, though these are different students. Overall, Gillett Elementary still ranks in the lower third of Wisconsin elementary schools — 715 of 1,039, or the 31st percentile — while the district sits lower at the 15th percentile.
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