Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
551074003125	481	Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Minnesota Ave	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 266-8199	60	4	15	38.3%	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$21,483			$4,648			$16,835	32.3	59.2	240	241
551491001938	482	Tomah Middle	Public	6-8	612 Hollister Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7885	676	47	14.3	46.3%	562 (83.1%)	13 (1.9%)	26 (3.8%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.2%)	$10,836			$761			$10,075	32	38.5	423	59
551131001511	483	Owen-Withee Junior High	Public	6-8	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 229-2151	106	10	11.1	49.1%	92 (86.8%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,953			$935			$10,018	31.5	18.7	543	60
551056001382	484	New Lisbon Junior High/High	Public	7-12	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 562-3700	248	24	10.3	45.2%	225 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,738			$713			$13,025	31.3	33.9	454	30
550007703047	485	United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 389-5106	188	21	8.9	81.9%	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	182 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,912			$00			$8,912	31.1	18.3	544	59
550852002866	486	Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	8	10.9	67.4%	24 (26.1%)	21 (22.8%)	33 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.0%)	$16,809			$685			$16,125	31.1	15.1	565	79
551416001842	487	Sparta Meadowview Middle	Public	5-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3497	722	70	10.3	50.0%	519 (71.9%)	17 (2.4%)	148 (20.5%)	8 (1.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	$14,499			$1,392			$13,107	31	30.8	469	18
550960001190	488	Humboldt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3230 S Adams Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1700	559	29	19.5	81.2%	106 (19.0%)	56 (10.0%)	135 (24.2%)	242 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$13,852			$2,483			$11,369	30.9	37.9	427	61
551575003127	489	eCampus Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	111 Dodge Street	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 262-1420	128	8	17	17.2%	94 (73.4%)	9 (7.0%)	20 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$12,256			$565			$11,690	30.8	47.6	343	146
550648000703	490	Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	271	25	10.9	42.4%	251 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$14,967			$2,640			$12,328	30.6	40.6	404	86

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.