Summary:
ZIP code 54743 in Wisconsin contains just one elementary school: Gilmanton Elementary, the only elementary school in the Gilmanton School District. It serves grades PK–4 with 52 students enrolled, so class groups are small and each child gets considerable individual attention. For 2024–2025, the school reported a student-teacher ratio of 10.8, per-student spending of $15,465, and 30.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Gilmanton Elementary has shown a striking upward trajectory. Its state rank among elementary schools climbed from 832 of 1,061 in 2023–2024 (22nd percentile, 1 star) to 649 of 1,044 in 2024–2025 (38%, 2 stars), then to 128 of 1,039 in 2025–2026 (88th percentile, 4 stars). Test results followed: in 2024–2025 the school trailed the state in 4th grade ELA, math, social studies, and science, but in 2025–2026 every reported subject and grade was above the state average. Fourth graders reached 87.5% proficient in ELA, math, and social studies, and 75% in science, versus state averages of 53.87%, 52.87%, 65.51%, and 53.46%. Third grade ELA held steady at 66.67%, well above the state’s 52.08%, while third grade math slipped from 66.67% to 55.56% but remained slightly above the state’s 54.75%.
Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: 7.1% at the school in 2024–2025, compared with 11.0% in the district and 17.3% statewide. One caution for families is the very small enrollment — with only 52 students in PK–4, a single student can move a grade-level percentage a great deal, so year-to-year swings may reflect cohort changes as much as instructional change. It is also worth noting that the school’s 4-star, 88th-percentile ranking contrasts with the district’s rank of 220 of 432 (about 49th percentile, 2 stars), though school and district rankings use different pools and metrics and are not directly comparable.
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