Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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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)
550744003130	91	Between the Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	416 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 894-5169	59	2	23.7	22.0%	49 (83.1%)	3 (5.1%)	4 (6.8%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$9,076			$190			$8,887	79.3			(n/a)
551719000280	92	Wrightstown Middle	Public	5-8	450 School St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 532-5553	376	28	13.5	22.1%	310 (82.4%)	4 (1.1%)	32 (8.5%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.8%)	$11,342			$272			$11,069	79.2	76.6	106	14
550816000902	93	Little Chute Middle	Public	7-8	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	208	15	13.8	39.9%	169 (81.3%)	3 (1.4%)	25 (12.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$11,198			$361			$10,837	79.1	80.9	79	14
550921002927	94	Bridges Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 536-9593	731	40	18.2	30.0%	598 (81.8%)	14 (1.9%)	41 (5.6%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.8%)	$9,183			$176			$9,007	79.1	80.2	82	12
550005202644	95	Trevor-Wilmot Grade	Public	PK, KG-8	26325 Wilmot Rd	Trevor	53179	Kenosha County	Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 862-2356	472	43	11.1	29.9%	393 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,841			$915			$12,927	78.9	77.1	103	8
550489000531	96	Ozaukee Middle	Public	6-8	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 692-2463	146	12	11.9	21.2%	131 (89.7%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,151			$192			$10,959	78.7	77.9	99	3
550165000205	97	Brighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 248th Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Brighton #1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-2191	198	13	15.3	19.2%	176 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,034			$537			$10,498	78.6	75.2	117	20
551200001570	98	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	5-8	1403 N Holden St	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-6100	717	56	12.8	26.2%	595 (83.0%)	19 (2.6%)	53 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	$12,317			$397			$11,919	78.5	82.5	70	28
550131000182	99	Pecatonica High	Public	6-12	704 Cross St	Blanchardville	53516	Lafayette County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 523-4285	207	22	9.4	29.5%	205 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,856			$975			$16,882	78.4	82.6	67	32
550738000838	100	Kewaskum Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Reigle Dr	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-8427	403	28	14.3	27.3%	374 (92.8%)	7 (1.7%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,763			$293			$11,470	78.3	82.1	72	28

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.