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Schools in Aurora

Aurora’s public schools

Gilman School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▲ 35% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
282 students on the public path
In brief

Aurora’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Aurora’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Gilman Elementary places highest (better than 22%); Gilman High lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Aurora, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Gilman Elementaryin GilmanC−
7–12Gilman Highin GilmanD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gilman School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gilman School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 360 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,256WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 175 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 175 students tested

Aurora vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Aurora’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aurora—Gilman
Ford—Gilman
Pershing—Gilman
Gilman—Gilman
Colburn—Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Cornell PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Gilman with Aurora, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Aurora

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Aurorain other towns
Gilman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilman
C−
134 students13:1Rate it →
Gilman High
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilman
D
148 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Aurora’s schools

Are Aurora’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aurora. Gilman School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Aurora in?

Gilman School District.

Where do Aurora kids go to high school?

Gilman High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.