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)
550364002241	531	Phoenix Middle	Public	5-8	414 Beloit St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6501	487	40	12.2	65.5%	190 (39.0%)	7 (1.4%)	269 (55.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$13,771			$1,027			$12,744	23.4	28.5	483	48
550438000474	532	Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	223	21	10.7	43.5%	203 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)								23.4	47.6	344	188
550960001270	533	Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 S 54th St	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7700	319	21	15.3	73.7%	86 (27.0%)	58 (18.2%)	131 (41.1%)	26 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$15,043			$2,774			$12,270	23	26.7	496	37
550306002389	534	Cudahy Middle	Public	7-8	5530 S Barland Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2830	419	38	11.1	64.9%	200 (47.7%)	46 (11.0%)	124 (29.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	$13,895			$896			$12,999	22.5	23.9	515	19
551626003142	535	Deeper Learning Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1117 S 104th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 604-4224	99	8	12.2	75.8%	42 (42.4%)	13 (13.1%)	32 (32.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.1%)								22.4	15.3	561	26
551119001492	536	Vel Phillips Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Kentucky St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0177	453	43	10.4	62.0%	235 (51.9%)	65 (14.3%)	33 (7.3%)	73 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	$14,922			$895			$14,026	22.4	20.6	528	8
550852000934	537	Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	452	37	12.2	57.3%	141 (31.2%)	129 (28.5%)	102 (22.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	$14,600			$615			$13,986	22	25.3	508	29
550567002704	538	iForward	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 463-4900	896	51	17.6	56.8%	685 (76.5%)	62 (6.9%)	80 (8.9%)	8 (0.9%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$8,651			$251			$8,399	21.7	16.8	555	17
550702000759	539	Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6000	539	48	11.1	67.5%	310 (57.5%)	65 (12.1%)	86 (16.0%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.3%)	$12,459			$506			$11,953	21.6	28.2	488	51
551236003045	540	Racine Alternative Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	2333 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 635-5600	560	54	10.2	72.3%	148 (26.4%)	221 (39.5%)	145 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$16,228			$1,462			$14,767	20.7	5.5	610	70

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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.

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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.