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)
550960001140	611	Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	192	13	14.4	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	184 (95.8%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$18,466			$2,946			$15,521	2.7	3.6	630	19
550907001071	612	Menominee Indian Middle	Public	6-8	N3455 Sth 47	Neopit	54150	Menominee County	Menominee Indian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 756-2324	192	19	10.3	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$20,128			$2,153			$17,974	2.7	3.9	624	12
551236001632	613	Mitchell School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 Drexel Ave	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6400	1,083	102	10.6	80.3%	170 (15.7%)	329 (30.4%)	483 (44.6%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.5%)	$16,370			$1,712			$14,659	2.7	4.9	613
550960003111	614	Green Tree Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6850 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 206-0500	435	13	33.4	91.0%	7 (1.6%)	373 (85.7%)	23 (5.3%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$17,106			$1,552			$15,554	2.7	5.3	611	3
550960001176	615	Grantosa Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4400	510	31	16.4	91.8%	6 (1.2%)	447 (87.6%)	10 (2.0%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$15,885			$2,491			$13,393	2.7	3.9	623	8
550960001219	616	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1728 S 23rd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8100	589	43	13.5	91.5%	13 (2.2%)	103 (17.5%)	449 (76.2%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$15,566			$2,510			$13,055	2.6	6.1	601	15
550960001829	617	Carson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4920 W Capitol Dr	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4800	350	26	13.3	91.4%	2 (0.6%)	326 (93.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,492			$3,446			$12,046	2.4	5.9	604	13
550960001174	618	River Trail School of Agricultural Science	Public	PK, KG-8	12021 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2200	343	24	14	95.0%	6 (1.7%)	272 (79.3%)	20 (5.8%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$15,274			$2,585			$12,689	2.3	4.2	621	3
550960001169	619	Gaenslen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5700	687	52	13.3	93.0%	21 (3.1%)	559 (81.4%)	63 (9.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$19,592			$2,455			$17,137	2.2	3.5	632	13
550960002439	620	Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	355	21	16.9	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	309 (87.0%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$14,680			$2,901			$11,780	2.2	3.3	634	14

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.