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)
550783000893	281	Laona High	Public	6-12	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 674-2143	148	12	12.6	38.5%	112 (75.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (16.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,652			$658			$14,995	57.9	79.6	86	195
550960002911	282	Bay View Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	357 E Howard Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-0700	484	21	22.6	38.0%	275 (56.8%)	30 (6.2%)	117 (24.2%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.7%)	$12,438			$1,985			$10,453	57.9	72.3	138	144
550876002414	283	Markesan Middle	Public	6-8	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	174	15	11.3	40.2%	146 (83.9%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,085			$1,838			$12,247	57.4	61.8	217	66
550255000281	284	Chippewa Falls Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tropicana Blvd	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2400	1,037	75	13.9	39.2%	921 (88.8%)	14 (1.4%)	31 (3.0%)	24 (2.3%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.7%)	$12,351			$352			$12,000	57.4	56.1	264	20
551281001697	285	Rice Lake Middle	Public	5-8	204 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-8156	610	53	11.5	43.6%	532 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$12,147			$514			$11,633	57.3	64.8	192	93
551218000445	286	Prairie Farm Middle	Public	6-8	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	78	10	7.5	46.2%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$11,087			$262			$10,824	57.2	48	338	52
551059001388	287	New London Middle	Public	5-8	1000 W Washington St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8532	563	40	14	42.5%	476 (84.5%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,226			$535			$10,691	57.2	65.2	191	96
550381000397	288	Drummond Junior High	Public	7-8	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 739-6669	51	6	8.7	39.2%	42 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	$20,901			$2,325			$18,576	57.1	48.3	337	49
550753001295	289	School of Technology and Arts II	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7780	34	2	17	47.1%	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)	$14,448			$489			$13,959	56.8	49	333	44
550777000890	290	Lancaster Middle	Public	6-8	802 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-6425	235	15	16.2	36.2%	183 (77.9%)	2 (0.9%)	48 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,419			$1,011			$10,407	56.6	56.7	260	30

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.