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Schools in Taft

Taft’s public schools

Gilman School District, Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Thorp School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taft. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
$12.9K
▼ 21% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Stanley-Boyd Area
Students per teacher
13.3
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,562 students on the public path
In brief

Taft’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Taft’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Stanley Elementary places highest (better than 85%); Thorp High lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Taft, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Stanley-Boyd High, Thorp High and Gilman 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

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

Three districts serve Taft

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−
Stanley-Boyd Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,069 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,938WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Thorp School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 502 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,835WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to 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, Stanley-Boyd Area School District42%
State average 38.1% · 545 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stanley-Boyd Area School District52%
State average 38.7% · 545 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Thorp School District39%
State average 38.1% · 283 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thorp School District43%
State average 38.7% · 284 students tested

Taft vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Taft—Gilman PK–12 · Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Thorp PK–12
Roosevelt—Gilman
Thorp—Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Thorp PK–12
Colburn—Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Cornell PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Stanley-Boyd Area with Taft for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Taft

6 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 Taftin other towns
Thorp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thorp
B+
321 students12:1Rate it →
Gilman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilman
C−
134 students13:1Rate it →
Stanley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanley
A
437 students13:1Rate it →
Gilman High
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilman
D
148 students13:1Rate it →
Stanley-Boyd High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanley
C−
341 students14:1Rate it →
Thorp High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thorp
D
181 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Taft’s schools

Are Taft’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Taft. Gilman School District, Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Thorp School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taft. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Taft in?

Gilman School District, Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Thorp School District.

Where do Taft kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Stanley-Boyd High, Thorp High and Gilman High.

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What Taft 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.