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)
550004702536	591	Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	192	9	22.5	93.8%	1 (0.5%)	158 (82.3%)	2 (1.0%)	22 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$10,725			$2,032			$8,693	6.2	17.1	554	37
550960001256	592	Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	549	30	18.3	93.6%	5 (0.9%)	323 (58.8%)	16 (2.9%)	194 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$14,666			$2,860			$11,806	6.1	6.5	598	6
550960001209	593	Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1021 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9800	673	48	14.1	85.9%	23 (3.4%)	110 (16.3%)	512 (76.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,570			$2,298			$12,271	5.8	6.5	599	6
550960001195	594	Kagel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 W Mineral St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7400	215	16	13	90.7%	1 (0.5%)	43 (20.0%)	165 (76.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,923			$4,480			$14,443	5.7	14.3	571	23
550960002980	595	Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5496 N 72nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 837-4000	615	10	61.5	92.5%	17 (2.8%)	526 (85.5%)	42 (6.8%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$14,738			$2,519			$12,219	5.3	9.5	592	3
550004202234	596	Milwaukee Academy of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 933-0302	1,401	70	20	92.1%	4 (0.3%)	1,341 (95.7%)	33 (2.4%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$18,154			$2,954			$15,198	4.8	7.2	597	1
550960003036	597	Milwaukee Excellence Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	4950 N 24th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 464-7188	544	12	46.2	83.8%	4 (0.7%)	508 (93.4%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$15,207			$2,376			$12,831	4.8	5.6	608	11
550582000641	598	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	314 S Baird St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2095	711	64	11.1	74.7%	133 (18.7%)	92 (12.9%)	371 (52.2%)	41 (5.8%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	$14,767			$725			$14,042	4.7	5.7	605	7
550960001183	599	Hartford Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2227 E Hartford Ave	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4700	399	18	22.1	92.7%	6 (1.5%)	346 (86.7%)	17 (4.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$13,201			$2,093			$11,107	4.1	5.7	606	7
550006702898	600	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2703 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 263-6400	231	14	16.5	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	219 (94.8%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,760			$2,797			$8,963	4	11.9	581	19

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.