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)
550960002493	541	Ideal	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1420 W Goldcrest Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1600	245	15	16.1	91.4%	39 (15.9%)	37 (15.1%)	140 (57.1%)	23 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,186			$2,565			$10,621	20.7	20.9	527	14
551452002499	542	Stockbridge Middle	Public	6-8	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 439-1158	41	4	9.8	7.3%	41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,758			$407			$12,351	20.7	51.9	306	236
550852000955	543	Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	623	48	13	59.4%	163 (26.2%)	102 (16.4%)	252 (40.4%)	37 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.3%)	$15,603			$721			$14,883	20	29.2	477	66
551626002106	544	West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	304	28	10.9	78.9%	70 (23.0%)	43 (14.1%)	147 (48.4%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	$14,867			$1,308			$13,558	19.8	11.8	582	38
550960001273	545	Milwaukee School of Languages	Public	6-12	8400 W Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5700	985	68	14.4	58.3%	215 (21.8%)	477 (48.4%)	208 (21.1%)	33 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.9%)	$14,290			$2,148			$12,141	19.3	15.6	560	15
550852002435	546	Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	401	34	11.7	58.1%	128 (31.9%)	97 (24.2%)	111 (27.7%)	27 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$14,764			$789			$13,976	19.2	29.9	474	72
550960001259	547	Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	1943 E Trowbridge St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1900	209	12	16.7	84.2%	42 (20.1%)	43 (20.6%)	103 (49.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$19,111			$4,356			$14,754	18.5	28.9	481	66
550003000002	548	Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	404	22	18.5	63.1%	168 (41.6%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,952			$709			$10,243	18.3	17.4	549	1
550861000980	549	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9570	491	49	10	62.1%	242 (49.3%)	30 (6.1%)	102 (20.8%)	68 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.6%)	$13,199			$939			$12,260	17.8	20	533	16
550891002973	550	Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(608) 838-9482	1,365	60	22.8	66.3%	707 (51.8%)	231 (16.9%)	240 (17.6%)	24 (1.8%)	27 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (10.0%)	$9,030			$14			$9,016	17.3	15	566	16

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.