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)
551587002808	411	Waupun Area Junior High	Public	7-8	801 E Lincoln St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-5591	297	19	15.5	39.1%	252 (84.8%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$10,570			$462			$10,108	43.1	41.3	399	12
550702000758	412	Edison Middle	Public	6-8	1649 S Chatham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-5900	597	51	11.6	63.8%	392 (65.7%)	29 (4.9%)	118 (19.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	$11,408			$1,063			$10,345	43	44.7	376	36
551713002226	413	Wonewoc-Center Junior High	Public	6-8	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	77	6	13.5	61.0%	70 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$14,103			$742			$13,361	42.9	26	502	89
550759000878	414	Ladysmith Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5531	159	14	11.6	59.1%	139 (87.4%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$12,007			$1,129			$10,878	42.8	35.3	443	29
551035002326	415	Neillsville Middle	Public	6-8	504 E 5th St	Neillsville	54456	Clark County	Neillsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 743-3323	174	16	11.1	50.0%	159 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,390			$757			$13,632	42.3	35.6	442	27
550045003073	416	Argyle Middle	Public	6-8	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	60	6	9.2	36.7%	55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$14,367			$535			$13,832	41.9	60.3	232	184
550039000060	417	Madison Middle	Public	7-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	575	46	12.6	52.0%	339 (59.0%)	24 (4.2%)	96 (16.7%)	77 (13.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$11,383			$911			$10,472	41.5	34.7	447	30
550861000981	418	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 N 11th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9580	471	35	13.5	45.0%	336 (71.3%)	14 (3.0%)	69 (14.6%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.4%)	$13,018			$660			$12,358	41.5	41.2	400	18
550036000036	419	Antigo Middle	Public	4-7	815 7th Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-4173	477	38	12.6	67.5%	394 (82.6%)	7 (1.5%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$14,177			$1,212			$12,965	41.4	28.3	485	66
550582000631	420	Lombardi Middle	Public	6-8	1520 S Point Rd	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2625	692	56	12.2	58.7%	317 (45.8%)	54 (7.8%)	121 (17.5%)	42 (6.1%)	76 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.7%)	$13,619			$574			$13,045	41.1	37.5	430	10

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.