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Schools in Sister Bay · Gibraltar Area School District

Sister Bay’s public schools outscore 85% of Wisconsin districts

On the state reading tests, 52% of Sister Bay’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sister Bay, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 14 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 9 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 79% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
532 students on the public path
In brief

Sister Bay’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1192 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sister Bay’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $29,432 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Gibraltar Middle, then Gibraltar High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sister Bay’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 85% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1192)Better than 97%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 260 test results could put Sister Bay anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sister Bay’s students in the tested grades sat them (260 in math, 260 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sister Bay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Gibraltar Elementaryin Fish CreekA
6–8Gibraltar Middlein Fish CreekB+
9–12Gibraltar Highin Fish CreekA−

Sister Bay’s public schools are run by Gibraltar Area School District, which also serves Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Egg Harbor and Ephraim and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Gibraltar Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 532 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$29,432WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 38.1% · 260 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.7% · 260 students tested

Sister Bay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sister BayAGibraltar Area

Every school in Sister Bay

3 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 Sister Bayin other towns
Gibraltar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fish Creek
A
265 students10:1Rate it →
Gibraltar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fish Creek
B+
92 students7:1Rate it →
Gibraltar High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fish Creek
A−
175 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Sister Bay’s schools

Are Sister Bay’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sister Bay children attend outscore 85% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sister Bay in?

Gibraltar Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 532 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sister Bay kids go to high school?

Gibraltar High in Fish Creek, with 175 students; its own test results earn an A−.

How much does Sister Bay spend per student?

$29,432 in Gibraltar Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.