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)
550702000768	341	Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	733	54	13.6	45.8%	533 (72.7%)	27 (3.7%)	97 (13.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	$11,129			$527			$10,602	52.3	55.3	271	70
550537002907	342	Gilmanton Middle	Public	5-8	S889 Larson Rd	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	39	5	8.2	46.2%	37 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	$15,157			$1,155			$14,001	52.1	17.2	553	211
550005802766	343	Chequamegon Middle	Public	6-8	64 S Grant St	Glidden	54527	Ashland County	Chequamegon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 264-2141	129	10	12.7	49.6%	108 (83.7%)	4 (3.1%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	11 (8.5%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,078			$1,389			$15,689	52	39.4	411	68
550978003132	344	Anthony Acres School	Public, Charter	6-12	S12115 State Road 37	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 926-3684	51	4	13.6	39.2%	47 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	$16,567			$651			$15,916	51.9	64	199	145
551239001649	345	Randall Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	37101 87th St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Randall J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2211	625	50	12.5	28.5%	581 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,330			$298			$11,031	51.8	54.9	281	64
550060000091	346	Auburndale High	Public	6-12	10629 North Rd	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 652-2115	410	34	12	0.7%	379 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,718			$456			$11,262	51.8	38.7	420	74
550234000263	347	Cashton Middle/High	Public	6-12	540 Coe St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-5131	329	28	11.5	33.1%	288 (87.5%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,807			$1,120			$10,687	51.7	58	249	98
551092001430	348	Oconto Middle	Public	5-8	400 Michigan Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7806	288	23	12.8	50.3%	264 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$15,669			$1,516			$14,154	51.7	54	287	61
550903003153	349	Fox Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(920) 967-1421	65	12	5.4	66.2%	38 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)								51.6			(n/a)
550207000250	350	Cambria Friesland Middle/High	Public	6-12	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 348-5548	162	18	9.1	31.5%	131 (80.9%)	2 (1.2%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,495			$1,190			$18,305	51.5	36.7	437	87

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.