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)
550261000293	201	Clear Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	100	7	15.1	45.0%	91 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$11,421			$1,302			$10,121	66.6	38.4	425	224
550444000479	202	J C McKenna Middle	Public	6-8	307 S 1st St	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 882-4780	373	28	13.2	26.3%	314 (84.2%)	11 (2.9%)	31 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$13,409			$361			$13,048	66.6	54.9	280	78
550516000554	203	Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	N118W15860 Williams Drive	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3450	898	57	15.7	14.1%	714 (79.5%)	45 (5.0%)	39 (4.3%)	54 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	$11,542			$308			$11,234	66.5	75.5	113	90
550771000888	204	Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	410	32	12.6	29.5%	353 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,726			$313			$10,413	66.3	71	153	51
550864000988	205	Northwestern Middle	Public	6-8	10523 E US Highway 2	Poplar	54864	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 364-2218	266	19	13.9	31.2%	242 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,166			$150			$12,016	66.2	69.6	162	43
550459003012	206	Fennimore Middle	Public	6-8	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	195	11	17	39.5%	174 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (7.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,675			$694			$10,981	66.2	46.9	353	147
551179001546	207	Pittsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5459 Elementary Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-2517	383	31	12.2	41.5%	344 (89.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,411			$915			$12,495	66.1	52.1	302	95
550204000249	208	Cadott Junior High	Public	7-8	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	102	9	11.9	52.9%	98 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,857			$516			$14,340	66	50	325	117
550327000372	209	Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.1	24.6%	94 (82.5%)	3 (2.6%)	9 (7.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$12,030			$209			$11,821	66	47.5	346	137
550282000319	210	Columbus Middle	Public	6-8	400 S Dickason Blvd	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	265	23	11.5	30.2%	221 (83.4%)	5 (1.9%)	29 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,315			$320			$12,995	66	34.7	445	235

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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.