Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
550960001123	601	Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	425	27	15.7	84.0%	23 (5.4%)	86 (20.2%)	289 (68.0%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$15,936			$2,563			$13,373	3.7	5.2	612	11
550004102171	602	Central City Cyberschool	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4301 N 44th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 444-2330	389	23	16.9	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	378 (97.2%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,742			$11,372			$11,372	3.7	6	602
551236001624	603	Jerstad-Agerholm School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 La Salle St	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6075	899	93	9.6	79.4%	215 (23.9%)	326 (36.3%)	285 (31.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.0%)	$15,318			$1,511			$13,808	3.6	4.9	614	11
550960002602	604	Carver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 N 1st St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0500	351	19	18.2	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	324 (92.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$15,188			$2,589			$12,599	3.5	4.7	615	11
550960002442	605	Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	238	16	14.8	94.5%	2 (0.8%)	212 (89.1%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$16,041			$3,152			$12,889	3.4	4	622	17
550960001143	606	Congress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5225 W Lincoln Creek Dr	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5300	720	40	18.1	90.3%	5 (0.7%)	667 (92.6%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$14,545			$3,195			$11,350	3.4	5.6	609	3
550960001249	607	Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	359	16	22.9	94.7%	6 (1.7%)	266 (74.1%)	13 (3.6%)	60 (16.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$13,870			$2,698			$11,172	3.3	5.7	607
550004502575	608	21st Century Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1220 Mound Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Charter One Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 598-0026	517	34	14.9		30 (5.8%)	323 (62.5%)	120 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	$10,294			$1,647			$8,647	3.2	9.8	590	18
550960001221	609	Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	445	18	24.7	89.2%	10 (2.2%)	336 (75.5%)	24 (5.4%)	46 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	$12,926			$2,624			$10,302	3.1	6	603	6
550960002720	610	Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4340	475	33	14.3	97.5%	6 (1.3%)	321 (67.6%)	14 (2.9%)	104 (21.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$16,200			$2,628			$13,572	3.1	3.7	629	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:

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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.