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)
551461002322	51	Walker Middle	Public	6-8	19 N 14th Ave	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sturgeon Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 746-2810	204	24	8.6	50.5%	154 (75.5%)	6 (2.9%)	26 (12.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$14,834			$186			$14,648	86.1	77.9	100	49
550951001104	52	Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9530	1,185	97	12.1	22.5%	720 (60.8%)	57 (4.8%)	148 (12.5%)	162 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.7%)	$12,903			$172			$12,731	85.8	88.4	42	10
551023003116	53	N-Gage Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	32	2	13.9	62.5%	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$18,468			$5,703			$12,764	85.1	31.5	465	412
551395001820	54	Slinger Middle	Public	6-8	521 Olympic Dr	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5226	753	44	17.1	17.4%	675 (89.6%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (5.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$9,345			$187			$9,158	84.8	85.3	56	2
551116002319	55	Osceola Middle	Public	6-8	1029 Oak Ridge Dr	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-4180	294	26	11.1	26.5%	261 (88.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$13,577			$342			$13,235	84.6	85.7	55
551006001320	56	Park View Middle	Public	7-8	930 N Rochester St	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6292	747	50	14.7	12.7%	677 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$12,082			$312			$11,770	84.4	89.1	40	16
551017001850	57	Lake Denoon Middle	Public	5-8	W216S10586 Crowbar Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1820	687	48	14.3	11.4%	602 (87.6%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$12,042			$348			$11,694	83.9	89.8	35	22
550441000476	58	Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 County Highway O	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Erin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3720	408	27	15.1	11.5%	377 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$10,449			$594			$9,855	83.8	91.9	26	32
550030000031	59	Amery Middle	Public	6-8	501 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	300	26	11.3	40.3%	272 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$13,513			$300			$13,213	83.8	84.9	58	1
550429003038	60	Elkhorn Options Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3 N Jackson St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 723-1696	273	11	24	26.0%	232 (85.0%)	7 (2.6%)	25 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$7,328			$140			$7,188	83.8	79.1	90	30

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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.