Summary:
ZIP code 54212 (Fish Creek, Wisconsin) is served by three public schools—Gibraltar Elementary (PK–5, 265 students), Gibraltar Middle (6–8, 92 students), and Gibraltar High (9–12, 175 students)—all part of the Gibraltar Area School District and all located at 3924 State Highway 42. Together they enroll 532 students. The district is highly rated, ranking 32 of 432 in Wisconsin (93rd percentile, 5 stars).
Gibraltar Elementary is the flagship, consistently in the top 2–4% of Wisconsin elementary schools. Its test scores are uniformly high: in 2025–2026, math ranged from 82.76% to 88.24% versus state 51.81% to 54.75%, and chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at 5.0%. Gibraltar High also performs well, with 100% graduation, 0% dropout, and test scores well above state, but its chronic absenteeism of 21.5% is above the state’s 17.3% and nearly double the district’s 11.2%. Gibraltar Middle remains above average (78th percentile, 4 stars) but has declined from 92nd percentile in 2023–2024, with some ELA scores near or below state.
Across the district, per-pupil spending ranges from $27,372 (Middle) to $29,993 (High), and student-teacher ratios are low (7.4 to 9.6). Free/reduced lunch rates are 22.83% to 28.57%, but these factors do not neatly track outcomes. The elementary school spends less than the high school yet has the best results; the middle school spends the least and has the weakest relative performance. The main concerns are the middle school’s declining rank and ELA scores, and the high school’s elevated absenteeism. Elementary and middle have very low absenteeism, while the high school is the only Gibraltar school above the state rate. Overall, this is a strong, high-ranking district with an excellent elementary school, a very strong high school, and a middle school worth watching.
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