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)
551497001952	431	Flambeau Middle	Public	6-8	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	106	8	12.7	55.7%	102 (96.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,508			$1,398			$11,110	39.3	50.6	316	115
550960002415	432	Milwaukee Parkside School	Public	PK, KG-8	2969 S Howell Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1600	838	45	18.4	74.3%	170 (20.3%)	154 (18.4%)	338 (40.3%)	96 (11.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.4%)	$14,912			$2,245			$12,668	39	26.8	494	62
551161003026	433	Peshtigo Middle	Public	7-8	380 Green St	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 582-3711	167	12	13.7	32.3%	153 (91.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$10,944			$299			$10,644	39	24.5	511	78
551365002899	434	Etude Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	843 Jefferson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0946	92	7	12.2	48.9%	69 (75.0%)	5 (5.4%)	15 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$9,803			$381			$9,422	38.9	47.5	347	87
550885003167	435	Lemonweir Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 847-5451	33	2	16.5	48.5%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								38.8	14.5	570	135
550786000897	436	Lena Middle	Public	6-8	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	87	10	9.1	33.3%	83 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$12,549			$486			$12,063	38.8	34.4	448	12
550021000020	437	Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	124 S School St	Alma Center	54611	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 964-5311	257	20	12.8	58.0%	206 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,610			$549			$12,061	38.6	41.7	396	41
550594000654	438	Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	750	57	13.2	52.1%	355 (47.3%)	42 (5.6%)	237 (31.6%)	54 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.1%)	$12,352			$1,022			$11,330	38.6	38.5	424	14
551383002400	439	Shullsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	79	7	12	40.5%	69 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,773			$668			$12,105	38.4	38.7	419	20
551365002900	440	George D Warriner Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0945	61	4	15.2	47.5%	35 (57.4%)	1 (1.6%)	13 (21.3%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)	$10,468			$381			$10,087	38.4	33.9	456	16

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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.