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)
551158001532	111	Pepin High	Public	7-12	510 Pine St	Pepin	54759	Pepin County	Pepin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 442-2391	116	10	11.4	17.2%	107 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$18,230			$1,468			$16,762	76.5	67.9	167	56
551083000419	112	Oak Creek West Middle	Public	6-8	8401 S 13th St	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6250	537	35	15.2	49.9%	276 (51.4%)	46 (8.6%)	123 (22.9%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$12,630			$678			$11,952	76.3	74.8	122	10
550687000744	113	Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	498 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Grant County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 943-6313	455	40	11.4	40.7%	416 (91.4%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,416			$724			$11,693	76.3	85	57	56
551386001815	114	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Prosser St	Silver Lake	53170	Kenosha County	Silver Lake J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 889-4384	429	29	14.5	35.7%	359 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,025			$512			$11,513	76.3	84.2	60	54
550744000845	115	Kiel Middle	Public	5-8	502 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 894-2264	344	26	13.1	22.1%	313 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,843			$261			$11,583	76	81.7	74	41
550099000133	116	Belleville Middle	Public	7-8	625 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	128	13	10.2	22.7%	106 (82.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$11,896			$68			$11,829	75.7	79.3	89	27
550123000609	117	Wisconsin Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	164	13	12.6	26.8%	154 (93.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$15,268			$232			$15,038	75.6	71.4	150	33
551215002844	118	Bluff View Middle	Public	6-8	1901 E Wells St	Prairie du Chien	53821	Crawford County	Prairie du Chien Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 326-3722	206	15	13.5	48.5%	194 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$15,845			$979			$14,865	75.6	64.8	193	75
550303003103	119	Cuba City Middle	Public	6-8	101 N School St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 744-8888	130	11	12.2	37.7%	117 (90.0%)	4 (3.1%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,987			$641			$10,346	75.6	74.9	120	1
550645001458	120	Hilbert Middle	Public	5-8	1139 W Milwaukee St	Hilbert	54129	Calumet County	Hilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 853-3558	147	11	13.7	27.9%	120 (81.6%)	3 (2.0%)	22 (15.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,294			$386			$9,908	75.5	56.6	263	143

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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:

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

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.