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)
551212001581	131	Poynette Middle	Public	5-8	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	278	24	11.5	21.6%	256 (92.1%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,279			$90			$11,189	74.8	60.9	226	95
551656002163	132	Wheatland Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6606 368th Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Wheatland J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2216	624	40	15.6	35.3%	581 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,364			$441			$11,923	74.6	71.7	146	14
551413001835	133	Southern Door Middle	Public	6-8	2073 County Trunk DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7321	209	21	9.9	33.5%	187 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$17,794			$910			$16,884	74.5	84	61	72
550819000906	134	Lodi Middle	Public	6-8	900 Sauk St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 592-3854	326	28	11.6	17.5%	298 (91.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$12,846			$154			$12,691	74.5	70.2	154	20
550213002286	135	Cameron Middle	Public	5-8	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	320	22	14.5	37.8%	301 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,542			$516			$10,027	74.4	62.6	213	78
550033000034	136	Amherst Middle	Public	5-8	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5524	270	23	11.5	29.3%	254 (94.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,969			$168			$10,801	74.3	71.7	147	11
550168002384	137	Brillion Middle	Public	6-8	315 S Main St	Brillion	54110	Calumet County	Brillion School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 756-2166	208	15	13.5	26.4%	170 (81.7%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$10,974			$314			$10,660	74.2	72	139	2
550276002847	138	Coleman Middle	Public	6-8	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 897-2525	128	10	13.3	43.0%	108 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$10,651			$489			$10,162	73.9	71.9	144	6
550657000713	139	Horicon Middle School	Public	6-8	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 485-2898	158	13	11.9	46.8%	128 (81.0%)	8 (5.1%)	15 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	$15,368			$965			$14,403	73.9	74.4	125	14
551425001856	140	River Valley Middle	Public	5-8	660 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2556	311	29	10.7	37.3%	288 (92.6%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,114			$433			$12,681	73.9	70	158	18

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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.