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)
551365001783	511	Farnsworth Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3655	514	40	12.7	59.7%	192 (37.4%)	49 (9.5%)	101 (19.6%)	128 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$12,511			$515			$11,995	27.3	33.4	459	52
551539001979	512	Wabeno High	Public	6-12	4325 N Branch St	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-5122	179	20	8.7	67.6%	114 (63.7%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	3 (1.7%)	40 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$18,286			$614			$17,673	27.2	35	444	68
550960001121	513	Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3563 S 97th St	Milwaukee	53228	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7400	293	15	19.4	74.4%	69 (23.5%)	75 (25.6%)	109 (37.2%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$15,071			$2,847			$12,224	26.7	17.5	548	35
551707003088	514	Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6768	116	6	19.9	48.3%	106 (91.4%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$6,130			$433			$5,697	26.6	20.3	529	15
551236001644	515	Walden III High	Public	6-12	2340 Mohr Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6250	715	44	16.2	38.5%	407 (56.9%)	77 (10.8%)	170 (23.8%)	21 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$12,645			$931			$11,715	26.2	25.6	507	8
551236001608	516	Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2330 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 664-6800	695	54	12.9	54.0%	280 (40.3%)	111 (16.0%)	226 (32.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.2%)	$14,944			$987			$13,958	26.2	20	532	16
550291002388	517	Crandon Middle	Public	6-8	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6124	187	14	13.6	40.6%	105 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	47 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.0%)	$14,787			$520			$14,268	26.1	19.3	540	23
550960003371	518	ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7525	595	28	20.8	88.6%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,903			$2,764			$11,139	26	33.1	461	57
550768003166	519	Lake Holcombe Middle	Public	6-8	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 595-4241	62	5	12.6	64.5%	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								25.3	18.2	545	26
550852000922	520	Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	553	38	14.6	45.0%	217 (39.2%)	71 (12.8%)	197 (35.6%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$14,139			$633			$13,506	25.3	50.2	318	202

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.