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)
551173001545	451	Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	990 Flambeau Ave	Phillips	54555	Price County	Phillips School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 339-3393	160	13	12.5	1.9%	148 (92.5%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	$14,023			$1,530			$12,493	36.4	27	493	42
550921001506	452	Prairie River Middle	Public	5-8	106 N Polk St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-9593	541	36	15.1	48.1%	488 (90.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$12,474			$272			$12,202	36.2	48.8	335	117
551449003019	453	Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	127	9	13.5	48.0%	109 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$15,243			$1,052			$14,191	36.1	21.8	523	70
550453000484	454	Fall River High	Public	6-12	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 484-3333	267	20	13.1	32.6%	232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,550			$394			$12,157	36.1	55.7	268	186
550087000118	455	Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	298	26	11.5	61.4%	210 (70.5%)	30 (10.1%)	33 (11.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.7%)	$14,215			$754			$13,460	36	28.3	487	32
551362001775	456	Shawano Community Middle	Public	6-8	1050 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 526-2192	468	33	14	56.6%	260 (55.6%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (13.5%)	$12,292			$786			$11,506	36	36.1	439	17
550804000898	457	Traver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W3490 Linton Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J4 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 248-4067	87	14	6.2	57.5%	56 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	$17,977			$742			$17,236	35.9	30.1	473	16
550126000174	458	Black River Falls Middle	Public	6-8	1202 Pierce St	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-5315	337	30	11.2	53.4%	235 (69.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$12,685			$1,051			$11,632	35.8	36.9	435	23
551647002156	459	Weston Junior High School	Public	7-8	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Richland County	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 986-2151	40	4	10.9	45.0%	39 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$18,563			$1,845			$16,718	35.8	52.9	295	164
550696000753	460	Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	74	5	14	48.6%	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,570			$798			$10,771	35.7	41.5	398	62

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.