Gilman High, Gilman WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Gilman High

Gilman High is a regular public school serving grades seven through twelve in the small village of Gilman, located in rural southwestern Taylor County. The school is the sole secondary building for the Gilman School District, and it draws from a community that has seen gradual population decline over the long term. The village itself is compact, with a handful of local businesses, a cheese factory, and the school as the two major employers. There is no public transit, and daily life is car-oriented, though the village footprint is small enough that destinations sit within a short drive.

State testing results are available for the seventh and eighth grades, which take Wisconsin’s Forward assessment. Because the school serves grades nine through twelve, a parent looking for high school–level test results will not find them in this data set; those grades participate in different state assessments that are not reported here. In the tested middle grades, performance varies by subject and grade level. In seventh grade math, a majority of students scored at or above the proficient level, while in eighth grade math, fewer than half reached that threshold. In English language arts, seventh graders posted a proficiency rate above the midpoint, while eighth graders came in below that mark. In eighth grade science, roughly half of students were proficient, and in eighth grade social studies, a modest majority met the standard. Overall, when combining all tested subjects and grades into a single proficiency index, the school sits below the midpoint when compared with the three districts in Taylor County. The cohort is small, so these swings from grade to grade may partly reflect the influence of a handful of students on the percentages.

The student body is small and predominantly white, with a very small share of Hispanic students and a trace of two or more races. More than four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a common indicator of economic need in rural districts. The school operates as a traditional public school and is not a charter or magnet. Data on special education identification and English learner status were not reported for this profile, so a parent should follow up directly with the school on those supports.

The surrounding village of Gilman is not growing. Its economic base shifted from logging and milling to cheese production and the school district itself. Housing in the area is modest relative to state and national benchmarks, and the local housing market has seen price increases in recent years, as has much of the country. The village offers a handful of civic anchors: a park along the Yellow River, a historic swinging bridge, a public library, and seasonal festivals. Outdoor recreation is accessible through nearby national forest land and extensive snowmobile and ATV trails.

At the district level, families have an additional option through Esucceed Charter School, a kindergarten through twelfth grade charter serving a small number of students within the district. The district has also introduced an intervention block during the school day, a structure that allows students to complete homework and receive academic support without relying on after-school time.

For a family considering Gilman High, the picture is one of a very small rural school with a student body that is economically diverse in a community context. Academic performance in the tested middle grades is mixed, and the school profile does not include high school outcomes such as graduation rates or college readiness indicators. A parent may want to ask the school directly about Advanced Placement, dual credit, or career and technical education offerings at the high school level, as those data were not available here. The school is likely to appeal most to families who prefer a small, close-knit setting where teachers and students know each other by name and where the pace of life is quiet and unhurried.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 29 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

528 schools plotted. 25 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 61% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 56% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Science

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 46% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 54% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median

This schoolGilman School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income75%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income88%54 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income64%44 pp gap