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)
550480000517	11	Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	341	32	10.7	10.6%	242 (71.0%)	24 (7.0%)	18 (5.3%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.7%)	$17,219			$514			$16,705	93.4	95.8	10	1
551350000496	12	Sevastopol Middle	Public	6-8	4550 Highway 57	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sevastopol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 743-6282	148	11	13.2	32.4%	120 (81.1%)	2 (1.4%)	21 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$15,971			$769			$15,201	93	90.7	31	19
550001300578	13	Lake Country School	Public	PK, KG-8	1800 Vettelson Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Lake Country School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 367-3606	463	30	15.1	8.2%	398 (86.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.5%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$13,709			$559			$13,150	92.9	95.9	9	4
551224001593	14	Prescott Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Saint Croix Street	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5054	274	19	14.3	19.0%	252 (92.0%)	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$11,406			$167			$11,239	92.5	87.2	47	33
550807000899	15	Reek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W4094 S Lakeshore Dr	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J6 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-4120	155	15	10.5	17.4%	130 (83.9%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$11,848			$996			$10,851	92.3	94.7	14	1
550210003093	16	Koshkonong Trails School	Public, Charter	7-12	37 Oakland Rd	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 423-8040	28	2	13.7	28.6%	27 (96.4%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,774			$429			$13,345	92.2			(n/a)
551662002402	17	Whitefish Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1144 E Henry Clay St	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6800	634	46	13.7	2.4%	486 (76.7%)	34 (5.4%)	41 (6.5%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	$12,394			$515			$11,879	92.2	95.2	12	5
551599002884	18	Wauwatosa Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-3300	178	12	14.7	11.8%	122 (68.5%)	8 (4.5%)	16 (9.0%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)	$11,449			$379			$11,069	92.1	93.9	17	1
550153000198	19	North Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	12686 County Road K	Manitowish Waters	54545	Vilas County	North Lakeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 543-8417	145	17	8.3	33.1%	137 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$21,603			$818			$20,785	92	95.1	13	6
550510000546	20	Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2575 Snake Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Geneva J4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-3816	150	15	9.7	32.0%	119 (79.3%)	2 (1.3%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,510			$666			$15,843	92	93.8	19	1

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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.