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)
550213002851	351	Cameron Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	750 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 458-5611	115	6	20.5	44.3%	106 (92.2%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$8,520			$332			$8,189	51.4	66	186	165
550135000185	352	Bloomer Middle	Public	5-8	600 Jackson St	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-1025	332	26	12.9	31.6%	320 (96.4%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,553			$463			$11,090	50.7	54	286	66
551590000544	353	Horace Mann Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0725	683	54	12.5	42.5%	470 (68.8%)	24 (3.5%)	47 (6.9%)	102 (14.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.3%)	$13,520			$578			$12,942	50.7	51.6	310	43
551209001603	354	Potosi Middle	Public	6-8	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	59	5	10.9	30.5%	54 (91.5%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,113			$506			$13,606	50.7	67.5	170	184
550732002758	355	Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6811 18th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-3800	1,215	73	16.5	38.6%	709 (58.4%)	56 (4.6%)	333 (27.4%)	32 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.7%)	$13,100			$661			$12,439	50.7	63.6	204	151
550525000565	356	Gillett Middle	Public	6-8	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2137	108	9	11.5	57.4%	90 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$14,515			$795			$13,720	50.6	81.3	77	279
550897002941	357	Mellen Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	420 S Main St	Mellen	54546	Ashland County	Mellen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 274-3601	270	26	10.4	40.4%	241 (89.3%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,702			$1,492			$13,211	50.1	18.2	546	189
551299001713	358	Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	190	21	9.1	35.8%	176 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$15,644			$291			$15,353	50.1	49.2	332	26
551155001530	359	Pembine High	Public	7-12	N18775 Sauld St	Pembine	54156	Marinette County	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 324-5314	93	10	9.4	66.7%	90 (96.8%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,043			$1,309			$22,733	50.1	51.7	308	51
550546000575	360	Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	486	46	10.6	36.8%	202 (41.6%)	171 (35.2%)	52 (10.7%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.8%)	$18,196			$461			$17,735	50	48.9	334	26

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.