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)
550075000099	241	Unity Middle	Public	5-8	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	262	19	13.5	54.2%	214 (81.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,633			$1,042			$12,590	62.7	52.4	297	56
550717000783	242	Johnson Creek Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	455 Aztalan St	Johnson Creek	53038	Jefferson County	Johnson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 541-4800	605	60	10	25.8%	462 (76.4%)	7 (1.2%)	105 (17.4%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)								62.5	47.4	348	106
550723000784	243	Juda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2385 Spring St	Juda	53550	Green County	Juda School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 934-5251	184	15	12	52.2%	177 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,370			$867			$13,503	62.5	60.6	230	13
551335001753	244	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8828 Antioch Rd	Salem	53168	Kenosha County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 843-2356	1,000	68	14.8	33.3%	849 (84.9%)	20 (2.0%)	95 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$13,665			$511			$13,154	62.5	51.4	312	68
551278001688	245	Rib Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1296 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 427-5446	88	8	10.5	47.7%	77 (87.5%)	2 (2.3%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	$12,595			$318			$12,276	62.2	72.7	137	108
551590002054	246	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1400 W Stewart Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0100	1,006	76	13.2	46.9%	601 (59.7%)	25 (2.5%)	68 (6.8%)	250 (24.9%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.0%)	$12,147			$293			$11,855	62.2	65.9	187	59
551113001477	247	Parkview Junior High	Public	6-8	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2994	151	11	13.2	42.4%	137 (90.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$23,431			$869			$22,561	62.2	64.1	198	49
550660002854	248	Fox West Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	58	3	19.3	5.2%	51 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	$7,807			$237			$7,570	62.1	89.2	39	209
551521001968	249	Valders Middle	Public	5-8	138 Jefferson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9520	276	21	13.4	24.6%	247 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$11,893			$397			$11,496	62.1	45.2	370	121
550984001299	250	Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	1510 13th St	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7120	464	39	12	42.7%	373 (80.4%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$13,896			$1,296			$12,602	61.9	56.7	261	11

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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.