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)
551602002738	311	Wauzeka Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 875-5311	61	6	10.3	52.5%	58 (95.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$19,162			$2,540			$16,622	54.4	35.8	441	130
551122002398	312	Osseo-Fairchild Middle	Public	6-8	50851 East St	Osseo	54758	Trempealeau County	Osseo-Fairchild School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 597-3141	159	15	10.8	47.8%	144 (90.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,777			$657			$12,120	54.3	50.1	322	10
550297000331	313	Crivitz Middle	Public	7-8	400 South Ave	Crivitz	54114	Marinette County	Crivitz School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 854-2721	104	8	13.2	40.4%	91 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	$11,021			$372			$10,649	54.3	57.2	255	58
551599002092	314	Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	650	48	13.6	27.2%	320 (49.2%)	178 (27.4%)	63 (9.7%)	37 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.7%)	$12,004			$484			$11,519	54.3	55.5	269	45
550309000304	315	Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	980 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5122	276	20	13.7	42.4%	226 (81.9%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,000			$1,536			$11,463	54.2	44.9	375	60
551353001772	316	Seymour Middle	Public	6-8	10 Circle Dr	Seymour	54165	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 833-7199	301	26	11.7	38.9%	214 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$14,332			$725			$13,607	54.2	61.6	219	97
550429000460	317	Elkhorn Area Middle	Public	6-8	627 Court St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-6800	705	44	16.2	35.2%	567 (80.4%)	7 (1.0%)	109 (15.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$12,181			$536			$11,645	54.2	48.7	336	19
550417002947	318	Elcho Middle	Public	6-8	N11268 Antigo St	Elcho	54428	Langlade County	Elcho School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 275-3707	58	5	12.1	48.3%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$18,236			$843			$17,392	54.1	39.6	410	92
551119001501	319	South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	327	35	9.4	46.2%	245 (74.9%)	16 (4.9%)	25 (7.6%)	16 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$15,768			$760			$15,008	53.8	46.1	360	41
550705000779	320	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	389	31	12.3	41.9%	291 (74.8%)	4 (1.0%)	79 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,828			$630			$12,198	53.8	67.3	173	147

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.