Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 641)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550279000316	141	Colfax High	Public	7-12	601 University Ave	Colfax	54730	Dunn County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 962-3155	334	25	13.2	38.0%	311 (93.1%)	6 (1.8%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,236			$885			$12,352	73.7	46.9	354	213
550432000463	142	Ellsworth Middle	Public	6-8	312 Panther Dr	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 273-3908	375	28	13.6	29.6%	339 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$12,079			$472			$11,607	73.6	67.4	172	30
551233001888	143	Pulaski Community Middle	Public	6-8	911 S Saint Augustine St	Pulaski	54162	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6500	788	58	13.4	21.2%	696 (88.3%)	5 (0.6%)	28 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$10,654			$178			$10,477	73.6	68.8	165	22
550003902153	144	Downtown Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2507 S Graham St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Downtown Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 744-6005	240	16	15.4	15.8%	150 (62.5%)	12 (5.0%)	50 (20.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	$8,771			$325			$8,446	73.5	61	224	80
551536002972	145	Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	145	9	15.4	32.4%	131 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$9,795			$609			$9,186	73.5	83.2	65	80
550678000738	146	Hustisford High	Public	6-12	845 S Lake St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3261	167	20	8.5	26.3%	149 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$16,627			$1,045			$15,582	73.5	52.9	294	148
551401001108	147	Somerset Middle	Public	5-8	625 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-4400	431	33	12.8	25.3%	401 (93.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,563			$348			$14,214	73.4	73.6	128	19
550894002598	148	Rural Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	624 College St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 748-4620	1,850	79	23.5	37.1%	1,607 (86.9%)	24 (1.3%)	95 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	28 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	$9,428			$212			$9,216	73.4	69.9	160	12
550489002801	149	Wisconsin Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 692-3988	351	14	26	0.9%	273 (77.8%)	25 (7.1%)	27 (7.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$10,069			$389			$9,681	73.3	72	140	9
550492000534	150	Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	N4021 County Road E	Freedom	54130	Outagamie County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7945	357	26	13.6	20.2%	313 (87.7%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$10,552			$352			$10,200	73.2	55	277	127

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.