Enrollment
52
Elementary
DISTRICT 43 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550537000573
Gilmanton Elementary
W756 County Road Z, Gilmanton, WI 54743 · (715) 946-3158 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
16 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 10 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 17% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within Gilmanton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +25.5pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +20.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 26.7% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Gilmanton Elementary
Gilmanton Elementary's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmanton Elementary this school | 52 | 30.8% | 45.0% |
| Tomah Area Montessori School Tomah | 72 | 31.9% | 65.5% |
| Boyd Elementary Boyd | 68 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) Saint Germain | 69 | 23.2% | 80.3% |
| Ouisconsing School of Collaboration Lodi | 74 | 27.0% | 56.5% |
| Lewiston Elementary Portage | 84 | 26.2% | 56.7% |
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 Gilmanton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 52 | #1,133 of 1,157 |
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
52
-12 (-19%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 52 | 4.8 | 10.8:1 | 31% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 5 | 9.3:1 | 37% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 5.8 | 9.9:1 | 44% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 5 | 12.8:1 | 53% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 5.8 | 10.7:1 | 56% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 59 | 5 | 11.8:1 | 59% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 44% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 3 | 25.0:1 | 39% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 61 | 4 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilmanton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (62 to 52); teachers down 17% (5.8 to 4.8).
About Gilmanton Elementary
As a small elementary school, Gilmanton Elementary serves students in Gilmanton, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 52 students in pre-K through 4. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 84% lower.
Gilmanton Elementary reports to Gilmanton School District, which has 3 schools and 128 students.
Most students at Gilmanton Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial. For comparison, Buffalo County is about 94% White. Gilmanton Elementary has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Gilmanton Elementary, 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for Gilmanton Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gilmanton Elementary is -13.8 points: 45.0% actual, 58.8% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Buffalo County show that median household income is about $70,479, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gilmanton Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Buffalo County, which together enroll about 1,850 students.
Of nearby public schools, Gilmanton Middle is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Gilmanton Elementary comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 64 in 2020-21 and 52 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,393
Census ACS
Median income
$70,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilmanton School District
- Gilmanton HighHigh · 39 students
- Gilmanton MiddleMiddle · 37 students
Other schools in Gilmanton
- Gilmanton HighHigh · 39 students
- Gilmanton MiddleMiddle · 37 students
Other Gilmanton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gilmanton Elementary. Gilmanton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gilmanton Elementary SchoolGilmanton IW, NH · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Gilmanton Middle0.4 mi · 37
- Gilmanton High0.4 mi · 39
- Mondovi High6.8 mi · 255
- Mondovi Elementary6.8 mi · 491
- Mondovi Middle6.8 mi · 197
- Anthony Acres School12.9 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Gilmanton ElementaryHow large is Gilmanton Elementary?
Gilmanton Elementary enrolls approximately 52 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Gilmanton Elementary serve?
Gilmanton Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Gilmanton Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Gilmanton Elementary.
How diverse is Gilmanton Elementary?
Gilmanton Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilmanton Elementary?
Gilmanton Elementary is overseen by Gilmanton School District in Buffalo County.
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