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)
550960000680	581	Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	664	37	18	87.8%	12 (1.8%)	12 (1.8%)	636 (95.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,306			$2,550			$12,756	8.9	13	573	8
550852000959	582	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	357	34	10.4	72.0%	96 (26.9%)	123 (34.5%)	62 (17.4%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	$15,498			$1,165			$14,333	8.6	16	558	24
550960001135	583	Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	488	33	14.8	85.9%	41 (8.4%)	180 (36.9%)	116 (23.8%)	115 (23.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$15,293			$2,296			$12,998	8.6	10.5	588	5
550732000817	584	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	6729 18th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6296	449	43	10.5	82.2%	119 (26.5%)	107 (23.8%)	182 (40.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$14,652			$1,220			$13,431	8.4	12.1	580	4
550960001139	585	Cass Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1647 N Cass St	Milwaukee	53202	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-2700	285	19	14.9	94.7%	5 (1.8%)	250 (87.7%)	19 (6.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,838			$2,733			$14,105	7.8	8.4	595	10
550960001148	586	Doerfler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W Scott St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9500	520	37	14	92.1%	16 (3.1%)	48 (9.2%)	435 (83.7%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$15,219			$2,883			$12,335	7.4	8.6	594	8
550960001045	587	Craig Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7667 W Congress St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4200	276	14	20	71.7%	9 (3.3%)	239 (86.6%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$14,512			$2,643			$11,870	7.3	10.6	587
550960001317	588	La Causa Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1643 S 2nd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1660	623	37	16.8	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	606 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,437			$2,299			$13,138	6.7	7.3	596	8
550960001255	589	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	352	22	15.7	99.4%	7 (2.0%)	295 (83.8%)	27 (7.7%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,499			$2,922			$12,577	6.7	13.4	572	17
550960001213	590	Manitoba Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4040 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8600	440	26	16.8	89.1%	37 (8.4%)	92 (20.9%)	209 (47.5%)	65 (14.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.5%)	$16,296			$2,674			$13,622	6.6	12.8	575	15

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.