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)
550468000505	331	Theisen Middle	Public	6-8	525 E Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2850	463	34	13.8	40.2%	320 (69.1%)	36 (7.8%)	64 (13.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$12,576			$758			$11,817	53	60.6	231	100
551314002449	332	Rosholt Middle	Public	7-8	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	62	6	9.7	22.6%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,147			$931			$14,216	53	43.2	385	53
551464001400	333	Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	666	51	12.9	32.4%	342 (51.4%)	90 (13.5%)	80 (12.0%)	91 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	$12,829			$249			$12,580	52.9	45.5	366	33
550006102806	334	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-3136	207	16	12.7	41.1%	193 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,658			$1,216			$12,443	52.9	55	275	59
550007700772	335	Bruce Guadalupe	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1028 S 9th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 643-6441	1,360	91	14.9	76.0%	10 (0.7%)	14 (1.0%)	1,324 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)								52.8	52.1	301	34
550054000083	336	Parkview Middle	Public	6-8	955 Willard Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2940	724	45	16.1	36.5%	549 (75.8%)	17 (2.3%)	53 (7.3%)	23 (3.2%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.5%)	$10,770			$648			$10,122	52.7	54	288	48
550081000102	337	Jack Young Middle	Public	6-8	1531 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3930	599	49	12.2	53.4%	454 (75.8%)	13 (2.2%)	68 (11.4%)	8 (1.3%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$12,293			$1,043			$11,250	52.6	49.9	327	10
551137001519	338	Pardeeville Middle	Public	5-8	120 Oak St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 429-2153	244	18	13.3	35.2%	231 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,816			$715			$10,102	52.5	45.3	368	30
550732000815	339	Lance Middle	Public	6-8	4515 80th St	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2240	788	56	13.9	45.7%	447 (56.7%)	67 (8.5%)	203 (25.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.5%)	$12,835			$845			$11,990	52.5	43.9	380	41
551266001665	340	Webb Middle	Public	6-8	707 N Webb Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8930	586	43	13.5	46.6%	489 (83.4%)	6 (1.0%)	62 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$12,104			$903			$11,200	52.4	50.8	315	25

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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

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.