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)
550894001044	421	Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	628	50	12.4	41.1%	573 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$12,934			$412			$12,522	41	43.9	381	40
550879001014	422	Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	124	13	9.3	43.5%	75 (60.5%)	7 (5.6%)	30 (24.2%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$13,296			$450			$12,846	40.7	33.7	457	35
550753000866	423	Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Denton St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7670	489	44	11.1	42.3%	352 (72.0%)	15 (3.1%)	14 (2.9%)	54 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.6%)	$14,356			$425			$13,931	40.3	44.3	378	45
550828003124	424	Luck Middle	Public	6-8	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	86	6	13.2	45.3%	76 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$13,694			$441			$13,253	40.1	19.7	537	113
550642002829	425	Highland Community Middle	Public	6-8	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	51	5	10.4	29.4%	46 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$12,793			$454			$12,339	40.1	48	339	86
551488001932	426	Tigerton High	Public	6-12	213 Spaulding St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4001	131	12	10.6	62.6%	114 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	$13,959			$1,419			$12,541	40	38.8	417	9
551509001957	427	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1218 Wilmot Ave	Twin Lakes	53181	Kenosha County	Twin Lakes #4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 877-2148	278	29	9.7	46.0%	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$16,138			$1,026			$15,112	40	47.2	349	78
550630003097	428	Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	106	8	12.5	34.0%	95 (89.6%)	3 (2.8%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$14,363			$720			$13,642	39.9	25.8	505	77
550513002327	429	Brookwood Middle	Public	4-8	1020 Hunter's Ridge Dr	Genoa City	53128	Walworth County	Genoa City J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 279-1053	248	20	12.5	40.3%	150 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,324			$707			$10,619	39.6	40.1	407	22
551572001943	430	Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	116	9	13.2	36.2%	80 (69.0%)	2 (1.7%)	31 (26.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$11,674			$234			$11,439	39.4	39.1	415	15

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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:

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

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