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)
550852000649	121	Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	270	21	13	25.6%	150 (55.6%)	24 (8.9%)	34 (12.6%)	37 (13.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$14,192			$425			$13,768	75.5	78.9	92	29
550084003158	122	Barneveld Middle School	Public	6-8	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	80	9	8.9	11.3%	74 (92.5%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								75.5	75.4	115	7
550472000508	123	Fontana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Main St	Fontana	53125	Walworth County	Fontana J8 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6881	203	22	9.3	20.7%	185 (91.1%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$18,156			$882			$17,274	75.4	83.6	63	60
550483000521	124	Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	8225 W Forest Hill Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8250	1,074	74	14.4	20.4%	728 (67.8%)	21 (2.0%)	125 (11.6%)	137 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.8%)	$11,855			$366			$11,489	75.4	75.6	112	12
550423000452	125	Elk Mound Middle	Public	5-8	302 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5595	372	25	14.7	31.7%	317 (85.2%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$10,832			$259			$10,573	75.3	59.7	237	112
551566001989	126	Fox River Middle	Public	6-8	921 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8240	489	38	12.8	20.0%	430 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$14,859			$663			$14,195	75.3	75.5	114	12
550663000717	127	Bay View Middle	Public	7-8	1217 Cardinal Ln	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Howard-Suamico School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 662-8196	844	64	13.1	23.7%	712 (84.4%)	8 (0.9%)	37 (4.4%)	25 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.9%)	$11,090			$413			$10,677	75.2	81.7	75	52
550591002255	128	Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	613	46	13.3	33.1%	402 (65.6%)	16 (2.6%)	115 (18.8%)	38 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.4%)	$12,474			$689			$11,785	75.2	76.5	107	21
551110001471	129	Oregon Middle	Public	7-8	601 Pleasant Oak Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4800	639	52	12.2	16.0%	526 (82.3%)	17 (2.7%)	56 (8.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$12,610			$294			$12,316	75	72.8	135	6
550999000385	130	Mount Horeb Middle	Public	6-8	900 E Garfield St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7306	510	41	12.5	15.1%	456 (89.4%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$12,202			$330			$11,871	75	74.9	121	9

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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.