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)
550913001089	61	Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	409	33	12.3	14.4%	297 (72.6%)	24 (5.9%)	35 (8.6%)	29 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$12,960			$197			$12,763	83.7	86.8	52	9
550606000673	62	Saint Croix Central Middle	Public	5-8	1295 Vine St	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 796-2256	477	36	13.3	21.2%	431 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,962			$236			$12,727	83.7	73.3	129	67
551305001723	63	Meyer Middle	Public	6-8	230 N 9th St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1820	731	48	15.1	19.4%	644 (88.1%)	9 (1.2%)	38 (5.2%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$10,532			$379			$10,154	83.3	74.5	124	61
551380001812	64	Shorewood Intermediate	Public	7-8	3830 N Morris Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6951	272	23	12	19.9%	178 (65.4%)	21 (7.7%)	30 (11.0%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$14,225			$364			$13,861	83.1	73.2	130	66
550939002270	65	Stone Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N68W33866 County Road K	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Stone Bank School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2900	285	21	13.9	11.2%	271 (95.1%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$16,492			$658			$15,835	82.8	79.5	87	22
550243001629	66	Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle	Public	5-8	50 W Union Ave	Cedar Grove	53013	Sheboygan County	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 668-8518	243	18	13.6	23.5%	202 (83.1%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$11,741			$283			$11,459	82.5	89.8	36	30
551164001538	67	Asa Clark Middle	Public	6-8	472 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 695-5067	651	42	15.4	11.7%	525 (80.6%)	19 (2.9%)	34 (5.2%)	45 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,421			$185			$11,237	82.5	91.4	28	39
551185001554	68	Platteville Middle	Public	5-8	40 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4010	424	34	12.3	46.0%	342 (80.7%)	26 (6.1%)	24 (5.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$10,220			$883			$9,338	82.3	69.9	159	91
551086001416	69	Oakfield Middle	Public	6-8	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	116	9	12.4	29.3%	101 (87.1%)	2 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$11,708			$391			$11,317	82.3	80	84	15
550561002249	70	John Long Middle	Public	6-8	700 Hickory St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5800	438	30	14.4	18.7%	362 (82.6%)	8 (1.8%)	25 (5.7%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$11,566			$544			$11,022	82.2	88.5	41	29

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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

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.