Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550528000567
Gilman Elementary
325 N Fifth Ave, Gilman, WI 54433 · (715) 447-8776 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
69 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Gilman Elementary→Gilman High
Based on grade levels within Gilman School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 52.3% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Gilman Elementary
Gilman Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman Elementary this school | 134 | 51.5% | 40.0% |
| Warrens Elementary Warrens | 133 | 53.4% | 53.0% |
| Ithaca Elementary Richland Center | 145 | 49.0% | 43.6% |
| Shell Lake Primary (K-2) Shell Lake | 131 | 53.4% | N/A |
| Elcho Elementary Elcho | 127 | 49.6% | 54.9% |
| Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) Shell Lake | 153 | 52.9% | 68.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Gilman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #756 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #724 of 992 ▼ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #781 of 992 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #1,021 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #393 of 1,064 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
134
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 134 | 10.6 | 12.6:1 | 51% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 12.9 | 10.6:1 | 50% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 12.1 | 12.4:1 | 53% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 56% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 14.9 | 11.5:1 | 53% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 54% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 74% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 50% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 28 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (172 to 134); teachers down 29% (14.9 to 10.6).
About Gilman Elementary
Gilman Elementary is a small elementary school based in Gilman, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 134 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
The district, Gilman School District, operates 3 schools serving 360 students.
The student body at Gilman Elementary is 97% White. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gilman Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 51%. On average, public schools in Taylor County report 37%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Gilman Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gilman Elementary is -6.1 points: 40.0% actual, 46.0% predicted.
Taylor County has about 20,024 residents, and the median household income is $69,350, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Gilman Elementary, Taylor County has 10 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Gilman High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.5%, higher than Gilman Elementary's 40.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Gilman Elementary's enrollment dropped from 138 in 2020-21 to 134 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.5:1 to 12.6:1.
Community posts for Gilman Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,024
Census ACS
Median income
$69,350
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilman School District
- Gilman HighHigh · 148 students
- eSucceed Charter SchoolCombined · 78 students
Other schools in Gilman
- Gilman HighHigh · 148 students
- eSucceed Charter SchoolCombined · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Gilman High0.0 mi · 148
- eSucceed Charter School0.0 mi · 78
- Thorp Elementary14.8 mi · 321
- Thorp High14.8 mi · 181
- Stanley-Boyd High15.4 mi · 341
- Stanley-Boyd Middle15.4 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Gilman ElementaryHow many students attend Gilman Elementary?
Gilman Elementary enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-06.
Is Gilman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Gilman Elementary have?
Gilman Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilman Elementary?
At Gilman Elementary, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gilman Elementary in?
Gilman Elementary is part of Gilman School District.
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