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)
550496000537	171	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle	Public	6-8	19650 Prairie Ridge Ln	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 582-3500	275	22	12.6	23.6%	248 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$12,216			$621			$11,595	70.4	71.8	145	26
551101001448	172	Onalaska Middle	Public	6-8	707 8th Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-5366	659	48	13.6	29.9%	468 (71.0%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.5%)	85 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.4%)	$12,459			$143			$12,316	70.4	58.4	247	75
550366000389	173	Denmark Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Wall St	Denmark	54208	Brown County	Denmark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 863-4100	359	26	13.6	24.0%	318 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,527			$221			$11,306	70.2	60.7	227	54
550966001277	174	Mineral Point Middle	Public	6-8	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0720	178	12	14.8	28.7%	166 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$11,162			$336			$10,826	70.2	75	119	55
551302001719	175	Ripon Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tiger Dr	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-4638	295	26	11.3	32.9%	245 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$10,752			$267			$10,485	70.1	71.6	149	26
550867002893	176	Marathon Venture Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	161	10	16.9	23.6%	144 (89.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.6%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$3,937			$296			$3,641	70.1	61.3	221	45
551089002795	177	Nature Hill Intermediate	Public	5-8	850 Lake Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 569-4945	758	63	12	18.1%	662 (87.3%)	10 (1.3%)	54 (7.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$12,093			$288			$11,805	70.1	71.2	152	25
550411000444	178	Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	423	31	13.7	38.1%	362 (85.6%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,122			$573			$12,550	69.7	64	200	22
551629002125	179	Badger Middle	Public	7-8	727 S 6th Ave	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5456	782	60	12.9	32.4%	626 (80.1%)	33 (4.2%)	65 (8.3%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$11,493			$458			$11,035	69.7	66.6	180	1
550474000512	180	Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	462	42	10.9	36.4%	378 (81.8%)	7 (1.5%)	57 (12.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$15,183			$447			$14,735	69.6	66	185	5

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.