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)
550702002991	31	ARISE Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 743-6016	116	11	10.5	52.6%	84 (72.4%)	5 (4.3%)	13 (11.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.2%)	$12,871			$4,086			$8,785	89	40.3	405	374
551557001986	32	Washington Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	888 Main Rd	Washington Island	54246	Door County	Washington Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 847-2507	37	8	4.9		35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,265			$1,949			$23,316	88.8			(n/a)
551017001330	33	Muskego Lakes Middle	Public	5-8	W124S8009 North Cape Rd	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1860	680	49	13.8	11.0%	588 (86.5%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.1%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$12,015			$318			$11,697	88.7	93.9	18	15
550001700685	34	River Ridge Middle	Public	5-8	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53573	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	141	12	11.6	48.9%	131 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								88.6	65.3	190	156
550813002262	35	Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	412	27	15.1	1.7%	378 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,270			$600			$11,670	88.5	93.2	21	14
550852000966	36	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	768	50	15.2	16.7%	479 (62.4%)	52 (6.8%)	80 (10.4%)	79 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.0%)	$13,465			$404			$13,062	88	94.7	15	21
550951000754	37	Glacier Creek Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Military Road	Cross Plains	53528	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9420	948	81	11.6	15.9%	666 (70.3%)	39 (4.1%)	70 (7.4%)	125 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	$13,884			$170			$13,713	87.8	86.3	54	17
551107001464	38	Oostburg Middle	Public	6-8	408 New York Ave	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 564-2383	203	16	12.7	20.2%	171 (84.2%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$10,659			$294			$10,365	87.7	87.9	44	6
551119001368	39	Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	436	34	12.8	16.7%	368 (84.4%)	8 (1.8%)	14 (3.2%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$13,399			$494			$12,905	87.6	86.7	53	14
550177002331	40	Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	876	61	14.3	10.2%	616 (70.3%)	26 (3.0%)	65 (7.4%)	118 (13.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	$12,684			$427			$12,258	87.6	94.4	16	24

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.