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)
550990000384	361	Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	68	6	10.7	35.3%	63 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	$17,417			$895			$16,522	49.9	65.5	189	172
551197000580	362	John Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	100	10	10.2	46.0%	87 (87.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$14,766			$714			$14,052	49.9	42.5	391	29
551596002071	363	Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	471	37	12.8	57.1%	357 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$12,944			$1,578			$11,366	49.8	54.6	283	80
551623002100	364	Webster Middle	Public	5-8	7564 Alder St W	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 866-4282	189	16	11.8	60.3%	143 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.2%)	$13,538			$1,291			$12,247	49.7	40.9	403	39
550468002325	365	Woodworth Middle	Public	6-8	101 Morningside Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-6900	395	34	11.6	48.6%	247 (62.5%)	35 (8.9%)	67 (17.0%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$13,004			$974			$12,030	49.6	30.7	470	105
550582001672	366	Red Smith K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2765 Sussex St	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2425	828	60	13.7	33.2%	561 (67.8%)	34 (4.1%)	132 (15.9%)	48 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.6%)	$12,467			$728			$11,739	49.6	50.3	317	49
551038003089	367	WISE Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 886-8000	209	3	69.6	1.4%	207 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,584			$255			$6,329	49.3	51.4	313	54
550159002460	368	Boyceville Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Tiffany St	Boyceville	54725	Dunn County	Boyceville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 643-3647	103	7	14.9	47.6%	97 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$11,619			$631			$10,988	49.2	49.7	329	39
550008203085	369	Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1802 Pankratz St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 661-8200	208	8	26.5	7.2%	145 (69.7%)	9 (4.3%)	30 (14.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.6%)	$1,835			$1,281			$554	49.1	59.7	236	133
551590003027	370	Wausau Area Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	415 Seymour St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 261-0527	151	8	19.1	14.6%	110 (72.8%)	6 (4.0%)	17 (11.3%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$7,559			$307			$7,252	49.1	53.9	291	79

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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.