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)
551578002015	501	Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	618	54	11.3	54.5%	281 (45.5%)	62 (10.0%)	229 (37.1%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	$12,982			$322			$12,660	28.4	30.4	471	30
550156000200	502	Bowler High	Public	7-12	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	149	16	9.2	55.7%	64 (43.0%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.4%)	$18,312			$1,171			$17,141	28.2	21.9	522	20
550987001303	503	Montello Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 297-7617	256	28	9.2	46.1%	233 (91.0%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,618			$382			$16,237	28.2	28.6	482	21
551389001817	504	Siren High	Public	6-12	24022 4th Ave	Siren	54872	Burnett County	Siren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 349-2277	219	19	11.4	70.8%	133 (60.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	46 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)								28	41	401	103
550090000082	505	Bayfield Middle	Public	6-8	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 779-3201	92	11	8.3	68.5%	18 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	1 (1.1%)	64 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$25,060			$1,837			$23,223	27.9	16.6	556	51
550051000074	506	Ashland Middle	Public	6-8	203 11th St E	Ashland	54806	Ashland County	Ashland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 682-7087	398	31	12.9	60.8%	253 (63.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	78 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.6%)	$13,154			$931			$12,224	27.9	15.9	559	53
550063002585	507	Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 286-2291	118	12	10	61.0%	108 (91.5%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$15,183			$2,508			$12,674	27.8	24.9	509	2
551578003380	508	eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	222 Maple Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	749	27	27.4	41.8%	517 (69.0%)	60 (8.0%)	112 (15.0%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.3%)	$12,110			$818			$11,292	27.8	42.2	392	116
551512001960	509	Clarke Middle	Public	5-8	4608 Bellevue Pl	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 794-1614	462	44	10.5	46.3%	356 (77.1%)	9 (1.9%)	41 (8.9%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$10,836			$717			$10,119	27.5	22.7	519	10
551236002471	510	The REAL School	Public	6-12	10116 Stellar Ave	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-8100	557	45	12.2	45.1%	295 (53.0%)	80 (14.4%)	120 (21.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	$12,264			$1,022			$11,242	27.3	21	525	15

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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.

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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.