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)
550462000488	571	Lac du Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2899 State Highway 47 S	Lac du Flambeau	54538	Vilas County	Lac du Flambeau #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 588-3838	487	60	8.1	86.9%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	399 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	$24,578			$2,042			$22,536	11.5	20	534	37
550011302942	572	Woodlands School - State Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3121 W State St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 937-2000	198	12	16.7	15.2%	9 (4.5%)	138 (69.7%)	17 (8.6%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.6%)								11.1	15.2	562	10
550105003011	573	Fran Fruzen Intermediate	Public	6-8	2600 Milwaukee Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2000	505	38	13.2	76.2%	134 (26.5%)	118 (23.4%)	194 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	$15,252			$1,841			$13,411	10.8	10.9	586	13
550405003115	574	Eau Claire Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Main St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 852-3001	141	6	24.3		106 (75.2%)	6 (4.3%)	10 (7.1%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)	$10,315			$203			$10,112	10.3			(n/a)
550732000831	575	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	811 Washington Rd	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6291	352	37	9.4	74.4%	88 (25.0%)	84 (23.9%)	149 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$14,466			$1,146			$13,321	10.2	12.8	576	1
550960001265	576	Vieau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	823 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6100	684	42	16.4	90.9%	15 (2.2%)	33 (4.8%)	629 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,968			$2,380			$11,588	10	19.8	536	40
550960001179	577	Greenfield Bilingual	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 S 35th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8200	555	35	15.8	94.1%	10 (1.8%)	38 (6.8%)	501 (90.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,073			$2,197			$11,877	10	16.1	557	20
550105000137	578	Aldrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	1859 Northgate Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-3606	502	44	11.4	72.1%	148 (29.5%)	96 (19.1%)	194 (38.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.2%)	$16,247			$1,664			$14,584	10	17.8	547	31
550960001146	579	Curtin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3450 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7700	283	17	16.4	90.8%	23 (8.1%)	44 (15.5%)	145 (51.2%)	54 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	$14,079			$3,282			$10,797	9.8	20.1	530	49
550008303385	580	One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-7	1707 W Broadway	Madison	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	53	11	4.6	28.3%	1 (1.9%)	39 (73.6%)	7 (13.2%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)								9.6			(n/a)

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.