Enrollment
120
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILLETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550525000565
Gillett Middle
208 W Main St, Gillett, WI 54124 · (920) 855-2137 · Oconto County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
71 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 38 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gillett Middle→Gillett High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gillett School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 54.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gillett Middle
Gillett Middle's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett Middle this school | 120 | 59.2% | 53.9% |
| Owen-Withee Junior High Owen | 112 | 58.9% | 39.5% |
| Chequamegon Middle Glidden | 128 | 58.6% | 48.4% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
| Etude Middle Sheboygan | 77 | 66.2% | 39.3% |
| Ladysmith Middle Ladysmith | 144 | 67.4% | 54.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gillett Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #197 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #217 of 327 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #175 of 327 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #313 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #43 of 323 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
120
+16 (+15%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 120 | 9.6 | 12.5:1 | 59% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 9.6 | 12.4:1 | 60% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 9.3 | 11.6:1 | 57% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | 59% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.4 | 12.0:1 | 53% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 52% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 55% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | 18% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gillett Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (125 to 120); teachers down 7% (10.4 to 9.6).
About Gillett Middle
Gillett Middle is a small middle school serving families in Gillett, Wisconsin. The school had 120 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Gillett School District is the local district for Gillett Middle. It runs 3 schools with 549 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Gillett Middle combined. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Oconto County, the White share is about 94%. By the diversity index, Gillett Middle comes in at 35%.
Teacher staffing is 9.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 59%. Public schools in Oconto County average 40%.
Gillett Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 41.4% for a school in Wisconsin with Gillett Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Gillett Middle posts 53.9%.
Oconto County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,049, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Oconto County number 18 and enroll about 4,349.
The closest public school to Gillett Middle is Gillett Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 49.6% proficiency; Gillett Middle posts 53.9%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Gillett Middle had 104 students in 2020-21 and 120 in 2024-25, a 15% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.4:1 to 12.5:1.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oconto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,589
Census ACS
Median income
$75,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gillett School District
- Gillett ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Gillett HighHigh · 152 students
Other schools in Gillett
- Gillett ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Gillett HighHigh · 152 students
Other Gillett Middle schools
One other US public school is named Gillett Middle. Gillett Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gillett Middle SchoolKINGSVILLE, TX · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Gillett Elementary0.0 mi · 277
- Gillett High0.0 mi · 152
- Fairview Elementary8.1 mi · 99
- Suring High8.4 mi · 118
- Suring Elementary8.4 mi · 196
- Washington Middle8.6 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Gillett MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Gillett Middle?
Gillett Middle enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gillett Middle serve?
Gillett Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gillett Middle?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Gillett Middle.
How diverse is Gillett Middle?
Gillett Middle reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Gillett Middle public or private?
Gillett Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gillett School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.