Enrollment
37
Middle
DISTRICT 43 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550537002907
Gilmanton Middle
S889 Larson Rd, Gilmanton, WI 54743 · (715) 946-3158 · Buffalo County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL37 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
20 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 5 | 5 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 11% |
Student demographics
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
Gilmanton Middle→Gilmanton High
Feeds from
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
44.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 30.6% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Gilmanton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37 | #382 of 389 |
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
37
-7 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
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 | 37 | 3.9 | 9.4:1 | 54% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 4 | 10.8:1 | 63% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 4.7 | 8.3:1 | 46% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 4 | 11.0:1 | 61% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 5.3 | 8.1:1 | 65% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 4 | 12.0:1 | 42% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilmanton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (43 to 37); teachers down 26% (5.3 to 3.9).
About Gilmanton Middle
Gilmanton Middle is a middle school in Gilmanton, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. Its 37 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students.
Gilmanton Middle is one school in a 3-school district, Gilmanton School District, which enrolls 128 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gilmanton Middle is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1 at Gilmanton Middle, with 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 9.4:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Buffalo County report 36%.
allk12 grades Gilmanton Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.5% for Gilmanton Middle. The school posts 43.2%, 1.3 points below the prediction.
Buffalo County has about 13,393 residents, and the median household income is $70,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Gilmanton Middle, Buffalo County has 9 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Gilmanton High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gilmanton Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Gilmanton Middle ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.2% against a local average of 46.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 7 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Gilmanton Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ElementaryElementary · 52 students
- Gilmanton HighHigh · 39 students
Other schools in Gilmanton
- Gilmanton ElementaryElementary · 52 students
- Gilmanton HighHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Gilmanton High0.0 mi · 39
- Gilmanton Elementary0.4 mi · 52
- Mondovi High7.2 mi · 255
- Mondovi Elementary7.2 mi · 491
- Mondovi Middle7.2 mi · 197
- Anthony Acres School13.2 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Gilmanton MiddleHow large is Gilmanton Middle?
Gilmanton Middle enrolls approximately 37 students in grades 05-08.
Is Gilmanton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilmanton Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Gilmanton Middle have?
Gilmanton Middle employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Gilmanton Middle?
Student demographics at Gilmanton Middle are roughly 95% White, 5% Two or more.
Is Gilmanton Middle public or private?
Gilmanton Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gilmanton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.