Summary:
ZIP code 54743 is served by a single middle school, Gilmanton Middle, part of the Gilmanton School District, in the rural community of Gilmanton, Wisconsin. It serves grades 5–8 with just 37 students enrolled, so class sizes are small (a 9.4 student-teacher ratio) and per-student spending is high at $21,161. Roughly 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Because the school is so small, a single student can shift a grade-level test score by 8–11 percentage points, so year-to-year numbers should be read with caution.
Academically, results are mixed and vary a lot by grade. Eighth grade is the strongest area: students scored above the state average in every reported subject, including 100% proficient in social studies, 66.67% in both science and ELA, and 55.56% in mathematics. ELA is split — grades 6 and 8 were above state, while grades 5 and 7 were below. Mathematics is the weakest area, particularly in grades 5–7, where grade 5 math was 0% proficient, and grades 6 and 7 were also below state averages. Overall, the school’s unweighted averages trail the state in both ELA and math. The school’s ranking improved notably from 1 star and the 22nd percentile in 2024–25 to 3 stars and the 54th percentile in 2025–26, moving up 191 spots to 297th of 643 schools, though the district overall remains at 2 stars and the 49th percentile.
Attendance and engagement indicators are positive for parents to note: the dropout rate was 0.0% and chronic absenteeism was 10.5%, below both the district’s 11.0% and the state’s 17.3%. Only one school serves this ZIP code, so there is nothing local to compare it against directly; interested families may want to look at how it stacks up against nearby middle schools in adjacent districts. The key strengths are the strong 8th grade outcomes, low absenteeism, and rich per-student resources, while the main concern is inconsistent math proficiency in grades 5–7.
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