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)
551455001887	391	River Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	235 N Forrest St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5501	582	47	12.4	31.8%	458 (78.7%)	29 (5.0%)	49 (8.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$12,935			$366			$12,570	46.7	50.2	319	72
550900001051	392	Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	N181 State Road 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 488-2201	330	27	12.3	38.8%	304 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,914			$672			$20,240	46.5	47.1	351	41
550552000588	393	Glenwood City Middle	Public	6-8	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 265-4266	136	10	13.9	30.1%	118 (86.8%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$9,834			$599			$9,235	46.4	57.8	250	143
550852000953	394	Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	578	46	12.5	43.3%	258 (44.6%)	94 (16.3%)	104 (18.0%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (12.1%)	$14,581			$553			$14,029	46.3	46.2	358	36
551575002000	395	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	693	49	14	46.3%	468 (67.5%)	10 (1.4%)	164 (23.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	$12,712			$565			$12,146	46.1	39.6	409	14
550057000088	396	Athens Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	66	5	12.9	24.2%	62 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,716			$1,403			$13,314	46	56.9	258	138
551044003117	397	New Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Chippewa County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2202	72	7	10.1	44.4%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$12,023			$771			$11,252	45.2	33.9	455	58
550732002754	398	Harborside Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	913 57th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-8400	578	39	15	46.0%	307 (53.1%)	55 (9.5%)	174 (30.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$13,044			$661			$12,383	44.8	37.4	432	34
551077001402	399	Brookwood High	Public	7-12	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 337-4401	266	21	12.6	56.8%	206 (77.4%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,221			$779			$14,441	44.2	49.6	330	69
550753000864	400	Logan Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	369	40	9.1	62.9%	204 (55.3%)	24 (6.5%)	31 (8.4%)	68 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	$17,762			$630			$17,132	44	30.3	472	72

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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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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.