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)
550270000307	251	Cochrane-Fountain City High	Public	7-12	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 687-4391	270	17	15.4	25.9%	253 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,700			$525			$12,174	61.5	45.6	365	114
551494001948	252	Tomahawk Middle	Public	6-8	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-5371	279	20	13.8	41.6%	260 (93.2%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,598			$422			$13,177	61.4	45.3	367	115
551578002009	253	Les Paul Middle	Public	6-8	325 Carroll St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3105	582	45	12.7	35.2%	373 (64.1%)	44 (7.6%)	133 (22.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	$13,025			$323			$12,702	61.3	55.1	272	19
551482001925	254	Thorp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	605 S Clark St	Thorp	54771	Clark County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 669-5548	362	29	12.6	51.9%	339 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,866			$1,771			$9,094	61.2	52.8	296	42
551512003037	255	Lighthouse Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4521 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 793-4560	216	3	72	32.9%	193 (89.4%)	14 (6.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$6,002			$342			$5,660	61.1	19.2	541	286
550675000733	256	Hurley High	Public	6-12	5503 W Range View Dr	Hurley	54534	Iron County	Hurley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 561-4900	324	24	13.6	45.1%	303 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,756			$584			$12,171	61.1	66.7	179	77
551221002767	257	Prentice Middle	Public	5-8	1025 Town St	Prentice	54556	Price County	Prentice School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 428-2811	103	9	11.3	50.5%	97 (94.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$14,984			$975			$14,010	61.1	65.7	188	69
550402000411	258	East Troy Middle	Public	6-8	3143 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 642-6740	324	30	10.9	23.5%	283 (87.3%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,807			$975			$13,832	61.1	61.4	220	38
550885002863	259	iLEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	800 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	109	1	85.1	67.9%	86 (78.9%)	2 (1.8%)	10 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.4%)	$10,584			$1,950			$8,633	61	37.5	431	172
551506003068	260	Turtle Lake Middle	Public	6-8	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	103	8	12.1	52.4%	87 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$13,042			$939			$12,103	60.9	46.1	362	102

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.