Enrollment
148
High
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550528000568
Gilman High
325 N Fifth Ave, Gilman, WI 54433 · (715) 447-8211 · Taylor County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
63 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 20% |
Student demographics
10%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
Feeds from
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
41.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 50.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 High
Gilman High's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman High this school | 148 | 42.6% | 47.3% |
| De Soto High De Soto | 133 | 40.6% | 61.5% |
| Niagara High Niagara | 184 | 42.4% | 49.4% |
| Loyal High Loyal | 168 | 40.5% | 36.9% |
| Rib Lake High Rib Lake | 149 | 44.3% | 55.0% |
| Riverdale High Muscoda | 192 | 44.3% | 66.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #199 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #31 of 64 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #40 of 64 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #373 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #134 of 418 |
Ranked against other public high 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
148
+16 (+12%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 148 | 11.3 | 13.2:1 | 43% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 10.1 | 14.3:1 | 43% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 9.5 | 16.1:1 | 46% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 59% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 13.9 | 12.6:1 | 54% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 54% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 14 | 14.5:1 | 67% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 50% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilman High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (175 to 148); teachers down 19% (13.9 to 11.3).
About Gilman High
Gilman High is one of the public schools in Gilman, Wisconsin. It is a small high school. It covers grades 7 through 12, with a total enrollment of 148 students. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for high schools in Wisconsin, which is about 475.
In Gilman School District, 3 schools enroll a combined 360 students.
The student body at Gilman High is 95% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Gilman High's 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. On average, high schools in Wisconsin have 14.6:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 43%.
Gilman High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Gilman High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.3%) and its predicted rate (51.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
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 High, Taylor County has 10 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is eSucceed Charter School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Gilman High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Gilman High as Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 148 students in 2024-25, 16 more than the 132 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
Community posts for Gilman High 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 ElementaryElementary · 134 students
- eSucceed Charter SchoolCombined · 78 students
Other schools in Gilman
- Gilman ElementaryElementary · 134 students
- eSucceed Charter SchoolCombined · 78 students
Nearby schools
- eSucceed Charter School0.0 mi · 78
- Gilman Elementary0.0 mi · 134
- Thorp Elementary14.8 mi · 321
- Thorp High14.8 mi · 181
- Stanley-Boyd Middle15.4 mi · 223
- Stanley Elementary15.4 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Gilman HighWhat is the total enrollment at Gilman High?
Gilman High enrolls approximately 148 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Gilman High serve?
Gilman High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilman High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gilman High is approximately 13.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilman High?
At Gilman High, the student body is approximately 95% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilman High?
Gilman High is overseen by Gilman School District in Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.