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)
550960003006	491	Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	512	1	512	86.7%	1 (0.2%)	478 (93.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$15,053			$2,809			$12,244	30.5	29.8	475	16
550852000938	492	Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	415	36	11.4	52.3%	135 (32.5%)	87 (21.0%)	133 (32.0%)	32 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$15,508			$605			$14,904	30.2	37.1	434	58
550114000164	493	Berlin Middle	Public	6-8	242 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2441	293	23	12.5	50.2%	208 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$12,039			$371			$11,668	29.9	34.7	446	47
550873001005	494	Marion High	Public	7-12	105 School St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 754-5273	202	17	12	46.0%	178 (88.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,560			$2,140			$13,419	29.9	26	503	9
550606002989	495	Saint Croix Virtual Academy Inc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1751 Broadway Street	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 796-5383	231	9	24.7	37.2%	186 (80.5%)	5 (2.2%)	19 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	$4,378			$46			$4,333	29.8	38.5	422	73
550756001757	496	La Farge Middle	Public	6-8	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 625-2400	41	5	8.7	53.7%	39 (95.1%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,350			$2,037			$13,313	29.4	26.5	498	2
551593002069	497	Wausaukee Middle	Public	5-8	N11941 US Highway 141	Wausaukee	54177	Marinette County	Wausaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 856-5152	93	7	12.6	63.4%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$11,229			$468			$10,762	29.2	32.6	462	35
551038001358	498	Alexander Middle	Public	4-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	359	28	13	57.9%	281 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$13,679			$655			$13,024	29.1	27.2	491	7
550007503034	499	Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	135	9	15.6	20.7%	123 (91.1%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$13,466			$595			$12,871	28.8	55	276	223
550180000230	500	Brown Deer Middle/High	Public	6-12	8060 N 60th St	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-7000	944	69	13.6	53.1%	134 (14.2%)	542 (57.4%)	83 (8.8%)	114 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.5%)	$15,290			$768			$14,522	28.5	37.8	428	72

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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

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.