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)
550468002966	261	Fond du Lac STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	401 S Military Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 906-6722	148	13	11.2	52.7%	106 (71.6%)	6 (4.1%)	14 (9.5%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.5%)	$11,639			$1,425			$10,214	60.7	55.4	270	9
551038002957	262	Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	32	1	24.6	56.3%	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,682			$255			$8,427	60.6	52	304	42
551419001845	263	Spencer Junior High/High	Public	6-12	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 659-4211	337	24	14.2	37.1%	300 (89.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,851			$412			$13,439	60.5	40.9	402	139
551310001728	264	Rosendale-Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Main St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2126	203	13	15.3	16.3%	187 (92.1%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$11,925			$349			$11,576	60.5	57.6	253	11
551098001443	265	Omro Middle	Public	6-8	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2301	241	21	11.2	30.3%	213 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,688			$814			$11,875	60.4	59.9	234	31
550960001847	266	Highland Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1706 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 342-1412	414	23	18	43.5%	157 (37.9%)	153 (37.0%)	51 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.1%)	$14,667			$1,960			$12,707	60	58.7	246	20
550987002821	267	High Marq Environmental Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 297-7617	32	2	16	46.9%	31 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,147			$322			$12,825	59.9	38.6	421	154
551449001868	268	Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	812	59	13.6	36.5%	579 (71.3%)	16 (2.0%)	96 (11.8%)	73 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.7%)	$13,478			$612			$12,867	59.5	57	257	11
550405000421	269	DeLong Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Vine St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4900	861	74	11.6	45.1%	610 (70.8%)	27 (3.1%)	64 (7.4%)	103 (12.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.5%)	$13,045			$268			$12,776	59.4	60.9	225	44
551171001539	270	Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Old School Rd	Phelps	54554	Vilas County	Phelps School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 545-2724	67	9	7.2	56.7%	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$27,767			$1,619			$26,147	59.3	22.7	518	248

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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.