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)
550486000526	401	Frederic 6-12 School	Public	6-12	1437 Clam Falls Dr	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 327-4223	226	19	12	54.0%	199 (88.1%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$13,459			$966			$12,493	44	52.2	299	102
550258000558	402	Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	47	4	10.9	55.3%	46 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,987			$616			$14,371	43.7	24.1	513	111
550597000657	403	Greenwood High	Public	7-12	306 West Central Ave	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 267-6101	155	18	8.5	38.7%	141 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$18,085			$1,086			$16,999	43.7	51.7	307	96
551068001394	404	Niagara High	Public	7-12	700 Jefferson Ave	Niagara	54151	Marinette County	Niagara School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 251-4541	186	14	13.3	41.4%	176 (94.6%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,766			$733			$12,033	43.6	57.7	252	152
550609000674	405	Central Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-8040	504	33	15.1	37.9%	400 (79.4%)	14 (2.8%)	67 (13.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$11,758			$784			$10,974	43.5	45.2	369	36
550684000742	406	Iola-Scandinavia High	Public	7-12	540 S Jackson St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 445-2411	283	24	11.9	30.0%	261 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$13,940			$524			$13,416	43.5	45.1	372	34
550741001726	407	Kewaunee Middle	Public	6-8	921 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 388-2458	188	17	11	43.6%	160 (85.1%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$12,095			$340			$11,755	43.4	38.9	416	9
550732002457	408	Dimensions of Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6218 25th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-6849	218	15	14.5	45.9%	115 (52.8%)	21 (9.6%)	59 (27.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	$13,070			$661			$12,409	43.4	68	166	242
550573000606	409	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	72	6	11.4	43.1%	69 (95.8%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,981			$942			$14,040	43.3	39.2	414	5
551206002283	410	Wayne Bartels Middle	Public	6-8	2505 New Pinery Rd	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2165	409	31	13.2	0.7%	332 (81.2%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.8%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$12,671			$379			$12,291	43.1	42.7	389	21

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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.

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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.