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)
551584003091	41	Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	131	12	11.1	30.5%	119 (90.8%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$16,191			$832			$15,359	87.4	79.1	91	50
550177000228	42	Wisconsin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	18700 W Wisconsin Ave	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3960	814	60	13.6	9.5%	522 (64.1%)	35 (4.3%)	59 (7.2%)	154 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$13,408			$458			$12,951	87.3	90.3	33	9
550008003078	43	Richfield Middle	Public	5-8	3117 State Road 167	Richfield	53076	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-1032	182	19	9.4	15.9%	167 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$13,333			$643			$12,690	87	92	25	18
551533001153	44	Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	24	17.1	14.1%	307 (73.6%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	42 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,787			$271			$11,515	87	78.1	97	53
550435000347	45	Elmwood Middle	Public	5-8	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	83	7	11.4	38.6%	81 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,282			$167			$12,115	86.7	87.8	45
550913001086	46	Lake Shore Middle	Public	6-8	11036 N Range Line Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7613	327	27	11.9	8.6%	236 (72.2%)	22 (6.7%)	20 (6.1%)	27 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$14,106			$551			$13,555	86.6	92.7	24	22
551047001372	47	New Berlin West Middle/High	Public	7-12	18695 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6400	1,047	70	14.9	17.0%	839 (80.1%)	17 (1.6%)	107 (10.2%)	40 (3.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.2%)	$12,639			$412			$12,227	86.5	86.9	50	3
551089001422	48	Silver Lake Intermediate	Public	5-8	555 Oconomowoc Pkwy	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-4305	595	47	12.7	17.3%	518 (87.1%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$13,571			$356			$13,215	86.2	87.1	48
551581002031	49	Waunakee Middle	Public	7-8	1001 South St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2060	682	58	11.8	8.5%	576 (84.5%)	11 (1.6%)	40 (5.9%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$13,153			$159			$12,994	86.2	87	49
550522001456	50	Gibraltar Middle	Public	6-8	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	110	13	8.5	36.4%	92 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$19,173			$746			$18,427	86.1	71.9	143	93

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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.