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)
551074001396	461	Bessie Allen Middle	Public	6-8	305 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3754	314	23	13.7	46.8%	216 (68.8%)	6 (1.9%)	77 (24.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$12,834			$333			$12,501	35.3	25.6	506	45
550627002867	462	Northern Waters Environmental School	Public, Charter	6-12	10256 Greenwood Ln	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 634-2619	31	3	10.3	41.9%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	$10,196			$683			$9,513	35.1	37.3	433	29
550960001136	463	Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	497	25	19.4	62.4%	200 (40.2%)	49 (9.9%)	196 (39.4%)	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	$13,006			$2,110			$10,897	34.9	27.7	490	27
551710002223	464	Wittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Prouty St	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2221	443	28	15.9	46.0%	359 (81.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.3%)	$10,716			$886			$9,830	34.8	47.6	342	122
551365002872	465	Sheboygan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1305 St Clair Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-5930	205	12	16.5	52.7%	89 (43.4%)	8 (3.9%)	70 (34.1%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.2%)	$12,235			$612			$11,622	34.5	43	387	78
551296001707	466	Richland Center High	Public	7-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 647-6131	563	43	13.2	51.9%	481 (85.4%)	10 (1.8%)	51 (9.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,286			$602			$11,682	34.3	17.2	551	85
551467001907	467	Superior Middle	Public	6-8	3626 Hammond Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8740	903	66	13.7	51.1%	749 (82.9%)	27 (3.0%)	24 (2.7%)	11 (1.2%)	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.3%)	$11,693			$947			$10,746	34.2	26.3	501	34
551686002315	468	Winter Middle	Public	6-8	6585 W Grove St	Winter	54896	Sawyer County	Winter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 266-6701	53	5	10.3	77.4%	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,657			$1,524			$9,132	34.2	47.9	340	128
550960002860	469	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1228 W Lloyd St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6000	490	5	98	88.0%	3 (0.6%)	454 (92.7%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$14,944			$2,821			$12,122	34.1	24.2	512	43
550264000297	470	Clinton Junior High	Public	7-8	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	160	11	13.9	38.8%	123 (76.9%)	3 (1.9%)	29 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$12,656			$423			$12,233	33.9	26.7	495	25

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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.