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)
550855000970	471	Manawa Middle	Public	6-8	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	113	9	12.5	49.6%	93 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.6%)	$10,995			$811			$10,184	33.8	26.7	497	26
551182002620	472	Tri-County Middle	Public	6-8	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	137	10	13.2	67.2%	92 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (29.9%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,911			$1,254			$11,657	33.7	19.6	538	66
551236002311	473	Gifford School	Public	PK, KG-8	8332 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4550	1,408	94	14.9	32.0%	897 (63.7%)	87 (6.2%)	294 (20.9%)	22 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (7.4%)	$12,271			$944			$11,328	33.4	33.3	460	13
550582002857	474	John Dewey Academy of Learning	Public, Charter	6-12	701 Cherry Street	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 448-2232	161	13	12.2	60.9%	100 (62.1%)	7 (4.3%)	32 (19.9%)	4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	$13,266			$569			$12,697	33.2	14.9	567	93
550960002537	475	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	478	4	119.5	77.6%	1 (0.2%)	431 (90.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$14,938			$2,787			$12,150	33.1	38.7	418	57
551545001981	476	Walworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Beloit St	Walworth	53184	Walworth County	Walworth J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6896	429	28	15.3	50.3%	266 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (30.1%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$12,825			$755			$12,071	33.1	47.9	341	135
550885001026	477	Olson Middle	Public	6-8	508 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 847-6603	230	19	11.8	56.5%	196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	$12,651			$510			$12,140	33	52	305	172
550001602378	478	Blair-Taylor Middle/High	Public	6-12	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 989-2525	308	23	13.3	44.5%	273 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$14,450			$575			$13,875	32.8	34.2	452	26
551626002102	479	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	1,003	71	14.1	59.6%	493 (49.2%)	102 (10.2%)	270 (26.9%)	32 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (10.0%)	$11,871			$1,020			$10,850	32.7	29	480	1
550024003076	480	Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	74	7	10.6	44.6%	56 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (20.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$11,169			$360			$10,809	32.7	45.9	364	116

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.