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Schools in McKinley

McKinley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
$18.3K
▲ 11% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Flambeau
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
585 students on the public path
In brief

McKinley’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of McKinley’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Flambeau Elementary places highest (better than 40%); Flambeau Middle lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve McKinley, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Gilman High and Flambeau Middle. 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 McKinley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD

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

Two districts serve McKinley

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−
Flambeau School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 432 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,300WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Gilman School District27%
State average 38.1% · 175 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gilman School District32%
State average 38.7% · 175 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Flambeau School District27%
State average 38.1% · 256 students tested
Math · PK–12, Flambeau School District20%
State average 38.7% · 255 students tested

McKinley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKinley—Gilman PK–12 · Flambeau PK–12
Marshall—Flambeau
Pershing—Gilman
Jump River—Gilman
Lawrence—Flambeau

2 of the 4 neighbors share Flambeau with McKinley for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in McKinley

4 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 McKinleyin other towns
Flambeau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tony
C+
188 students11:1Rate it →
Gilman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilman
C−
134 students13:1Rate it →
Flambeau Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tony
D
115 students14:1Rate it →
Gilman High
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilman
D
148 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about McKinley’s schools

Are McKinley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McKinley. Gilman School District and Flambeau School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKinley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McKinley in?

Gilman School District and Flambeau School District.

Where do McKinley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Gilman High and Flambeau Middle.

Parents talk

What McKinley families are saying about school.

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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.