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)
550960001164	181	Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,174	61	19.2	47.8%	208 (17.7%)	687 (58.5%)	165 (14.1%)	47 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (5.0%)	$12,984			$2,201			$10,783	69.4	58.7	245	64
550450000482	182	Fall Creek Middle	Public	6-8	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2511	187	14	13.3	18.7%	172 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$11,126			$516			$10,610	69.3	64.5	196	14
550600000662	183	Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	579	45	12.7	30.4%	407 (70.3%)	23 (4.0%)	103 (17.8%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$10,975			$429			$10,546	69.2	71.9	142	41
551053002550	184	New Holstein Middle	Public	6-8	1717 Plymouth St	New Holstein	53061	Calumet County	New Holstein School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 898-4769	235	17	13.8	22.1%	201 (85.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,122			$698			$11,424	69.2	67	176	8
551032002308	185	Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	978	64	15.2	31.5%	800 (81.8%)	22 (2.2%)	70 (7.2%)	40 (4.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	$10,942			$295			$10,647	69.2	75.2	116	69
551317002534	186	D C Everest Middle	Public	6-7	9302 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 241-9700	833	57	14.4	37.3%	581 (69.7%)	12 (1.4%)	51 (6.1%)	140 (16.8%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.4%)	$12,756			$554			$12,202	69	63.5	206	20
550018000017	187	Alma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	S1618 State Road 35	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 685-4416	173	13	12.8	34.1%	161 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,455			$796			$12,660	68.9	60	233	46
551518001964	188	Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1745 Milldrum St	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2015	902	56	16	29.3%	751 (83.3%)	13 (1.4%)	85 (9.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	$12,146			$375			$11,770	68.7	59.7	235	47
550882001020	189	Marshfield Middle	Public	7-8	900 E 4th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1249	563	41	13.7	38.0%	480 (85.3%)	6 (1.1%)	41 (7.3%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$12,005			$320			$11,685	68.7	63.7	203	14
550252002430	190	Chilton Middle	Public	5-8	421 Court St	Chilton	53014	Calumet County	Chilton School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 849-9152	337	26	12.7	42.1%	273 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,011			$201			$9,810	68.5	71.9	141	49

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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

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.