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)
551323002314	101	Saint Croix Falls Middle	Public	5-8	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	311	20	15.2	32.5%	282 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	$12,337			$768			$11,569	78.2	67.4	171	70
550189000238	102	Karcher Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Wainwright Avenue	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0190	622	44	14.2	36.3%	480 (77.2%)	12 (1.9%)	88 (14.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$14,862			$807			$14,055	78.2	73.2	133	31
551578002023	103	Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	114 S Charles St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	599	43	14	25.7%	417 (69.6%)	24 (4.0%)	81 (13.5%)	38 (6.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	$11,554			$357			$11,197	78.1	78.4	95	8
550183001222	104	Bruce Middle	Public	6-8	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	82	9	8.6	54.9%	76 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.9%)	$13,899			$368			$13,532	78	82.6	68	36
551203001574	105	South Shore Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	9135 School Rd	Port Wing	54865	Bayfield County	South Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 774-3500	96	10	9.7	39.6%	80 (83.3%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$22,841			$633			$22,208	77.8	66.4	184	79
550654000707	106	Holmen Middle	Public	6-8	502 N Main St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3391	878	72	12.1	25.3%	732 (83.4%)	9 (1.0%)	19 (2.2%)	85 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.4%)	$11,895			$250			$11,646	77.8	73	134	28
551485002954	107	Three Lakes Junior High	Public	7-8	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 546-3321	77	8	10	42.9%	73 (94.8%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$17,590			$704			$16,885	77.5	78.7	93	14
551665002176	108	Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 538-4364	321	30	10.5	43.3%	255 (79.4%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,490			$814			$13,676	77.3	73.2	131	23
550216002484	109	Campbellsport Middle	Public	6-8	114 W Sheboygan St	Campbellsport	53010	Fond du Lac County	Campbellsport School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 533-3411	267	20	13.1	29.2%	237 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$9,882			$144			$9,738	77.1	68.9	164	55
551230001595	110	Princeton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	604 Old Green Lake Rd	Princeton	54968	Green Lake County	Princeton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 295-6571	310	28	10.9	46.5%	291 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,361			$868			$14,493	76.8	55	278	168

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.