Summary:
ZIP code 54743 contains exactly one public high school: Gilmanton High in Gilmanton, Wisconsin. It serves grades 9–12 with an enrollment of just 39 students and is part of the Gilmanton School District. Since there is only one high school in this area, there is no local school-to-school comparison to make; the most useful comparison is between this school and Wisconsin as a whole.
On several measures, the school looks strong. Its graduation rate is 100%, above Wisconsin's 92%, and its dropout rate is 0% versus the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 15.8%, below the state's 17.3%, suggesting students are generally showing up. Class sizes are very small — a student-teacher ratio of 6.7 — and per-student spending is $31,439. In 2025–26, 10th graders scored 54.55% proficient in Forward Social Studies, above the state's 48.25%. About 48.72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
The academic picture is uneven, though. ACT results in 2025–26 were below state levels across the board: 0% proficient in English Language Arts (state: 48.47%), 11.11% in math (state: 42.93%), and 33.33% in science (state: 43.20%). Social Studies also swung sharply, from 11.11% proficient in 2024–25 to 54.55% in 2025–26 — a change that more likely reflects a tiny testing cohort than a one-year turnaround. The school's rank history shows a steady slide: from 4 stars and the 79th percentile in 2018–19, to 3 stars and the 57th percentile in 2022–23, down to 1 star and the 23rd percentile in 2025–26. Parents should read these results as a sign of targeted instructional needs in ELA, math, and science, while keeping the very small enrollment in mind.
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