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)
550039000065	521	Wilson Middle	Public	7-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	364	28	13	61.5%	182 (50.0%)	42 (11.5%)	56 (15.4%)	62 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	$11,866			$911			$10,955	25.3	28	489	32
550015000016	522	Algoma High	Public	7-12	1715 Division St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 487-7001	285	24	11.8	44.6%	255 (89.5%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,029			$398			$12,630	24.6	24	514	8
550006001454	523	Adams-Friendship Middle	Public	5-8	420 N Main St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 339-4064	378	37	10.2	72.2%	302 (79.9%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	$12,971			$1,968			$11,004	24.6	32.1	463	60
550009203146	524	The Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	608 Henry Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	The Lincoln Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 690-5100	524	31	16.9	66.6%	213 (40.6%)	86 (16.4%)	194 (37.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)								24.4	23.3	517	7
550870000996	525	Marinette Middle	Public	5-8	1011 Water St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-1500	567	42	13.3	50.4%	479 (84.5%)	20 (3.5%)	39 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,815			$948			$10,865	24.4	26.4	499	26
550036000037	526	Antigo High	Public	8-12	1900 10th Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-7611	855	51	16.6	51.6%	741 (86.7%)	8 (0.9%)	50 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	$12,692			$835			$11,857	24.3	28.5	484	42
550007303031	527	La Casa de Esperanza Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	410 Arcadian Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	La Casa De Esperanza Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 547-0887	225	18	12.7	3.1%	26 (11.6%)	45 (20.0%)	146 (64.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,175			$00			$10,175	24.1	26.4	500	27
550960002931	528	MacDowell Montessori School K3-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6415 W Mount Vernon Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1400	854	53	16.2	96.8%	214 (25.1%)	450 (52.7%)	99 (11.6%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.3%)	$13,364			$2,195			$11,169	24	11.3	584	56
550273001226	529	Colby Middle	Public	6-8	703 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-8869	217	17	12.8	62.7%	110 (50.7%)	2 (0.9%)	98 (45.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,870			$352			$16,518	23.9	21	526	3
551404001831	530	South Milwaukee Middle	Public	6-8	1001 15th Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5800	587	49	11.9	55.5%	347 (59.1%)	39 (6.6%)	161 (27.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$13,370			$1,169			$12,201	23.7	28.3	486	44

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.