Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
551014001064	381	Riverdale Junior High	Public	7-8	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	105	6	18	54.3%	94 (89.5%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	$12,208			$922			$11,286	48	62.4	214	167
550324000366	382	De Soto Middle	Public	6-8	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	100	8	13	45.0%	91 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	$10,672			$668			$10,004	47.8	42.6	390	8
551707002216	383	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	924	67	13.7	48.7%	725 (78.5%)	17 (1.8%)	73 (7.9%)	53 (5.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	$13,649			$1,085			$12,563	47.6	46.3	357	26
550192000246	384	Butternut High	Public	6-12	312 W Wisconsin St	Butternut	54514	Ashland County	Butternut School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 769-3434	92	10	8.7	60.9%	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$17,751			$509			$17,243	47.5	30.8	468	84
550011303353	385	Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	375	22	16.9	39.7%	128 (34.1%)	126 (33.6%)	66 (17.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)								47.5	43	388	3
551674000277	386	Williams Bay Middle	Public	6-8	500 W Geneva St	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-6224	140	14	9.8	30.0%	130 (92.9%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,362			$621			$12,740	47.2	30.9	467	81
550960001159	387	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	647	33	19.5	69.2%	220 (34.0%)	77 (11.9%)	289 (44.7%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$14,589			$2,201			$12,388	46.9	44	379	8
550528000568	388	Gilman High	Public	7-12	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 447-8211	152	9	16	46.1%	146 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$20,188			$2,901			$17,287	46.9	46.5	355	33
550039002825	389	Wisconsin Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5415	718	22	33.3	44.8%	487 (67.8%)	51 (7.1%)	85 (11.8%)	41 (5.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	$16,019			$911			$15,108	46.9	47	352	37
550042003041	390	Arcadia Middle	Public	5-8	725 Fairfield Ave	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-7500	337	27	12.6	82.2%	63 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,315			$811			$13,504	46.8	37.5	429	39

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.