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)
550147002383	221	Bonduel Middle	Public	5-8	400 W Green Bay St	Bonduel	54107	Shawano County	Bonduel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 758-4850	147	8	17.5	41.5%	128 (87.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$13,434			$476			$12,958	64.9	59.4	238	17
550975001347	222	Mishicot Middle	Public	6-8	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-2808	191	13	14.7	24.6%	176 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,270			$783			$11,487	64.9	74.5	123	99
550386000407	223	Northland Pines Middle	Public	7-8	1800 Pleasure Island Road	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 479-6479	182	12	15.1	45.6%	161 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$13,374			$636			$12,738	64.7	53.9	290	67
551570001993	224	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8937 Big Bend Rd	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Washington-Caldwell School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 662-3466	194	15	12.6	14.4%	176 (90.7%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$14,381			$1,206			$13,175	64.7	78.2	96	128
550408002391	225	Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	135	10	13.9	30.4%	128 (94.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,842			$701			$12,141	64.4	77.6	102	123
551584002036	226	Waupaca Middle	Public	5-8	1149 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4140	521	43	12	41.5%	474 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$15,367			$859			$14,508	64.4	71.6	148	78
550072000096	227	Viking Middle	Public	6-8	500 Southside Dr	Woodville	54028	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 698-2456	391	25	15.3	28.4%	347 (88.7%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,133			$212			$10,922	64.4	63.1	210	17
551245002421	228	Random Lake Middle	Public	6-8	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 994-2498	190	16	11.5	30.5%	173 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,379			$660			$12,719	64.3	61	223	5
550108000159	229	Turner Middle	Public	6-8	1237 Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6367	368	23	16.3	44.0%	285 (77.4%)	9 (2.4%)	47 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$10,672			$506			$10,166	63.7	51.5	311	82
550008503136	230	Milestone Democratic School	Public, Charter	6-12	2758 Dairy Dr	Madison	53718	Dane County	Milestone Democratic School Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 205-8110	42	7	5.7	7.1%	19 (45.2%)	3 (7.1%)	5 (11.9%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (28.6%)								63.7	27.2	492	262

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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.