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)
551062001391	81	New Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	920 Riley Ave S	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 243-7472	726	53	13.6	29.5%	644 (88.7%)	11 (1.5%)	32 (4.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	$10,895			$326			$10,570	80.7	78.1	98	17
550891001036	82	Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	545	48	11.2	17.8%	436 (80.0%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.4%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	$15,097			$431			$14,666	80.6	80.2	83	1
551251001657	83	North Cape Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11926 W Highway K	Franksville	53126	Racine County	North Cape School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-4069	197	15	12.8	10.2%	186 (94.4%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,891			$1,157			$13,734	80.6	70.1	155	72
550822000909	84	Lomira Middle	Public	6-8	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	196	14	13.7	33.7%	165 (84.2%)	2 (1.0%)	22 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$10,046			$302			$9,744	80.5	75	118	34
550660002573	85	Greenville Middle	Public	5-8	N1450 FawnRidge Dr	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7140	757	54	13.9	12.3%	670 (88.5%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (7.4%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$10,448			$237			$10,211	80.4	83.9	62	23
550039002582	86	Fox River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 S Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5500	129	7	19.2	31.8%	97 (75.2%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.4%)	$11,105			$911			$10,194	80.4			(n/a)
550969001278	87	Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	555	54	10.2	35.3%	479 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	7 (1.3%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.2%)	$13,864			$518			$13,346	80.4	58.1	248	161
551635002324	88	West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	549	40	13.7	27.0%	508 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,637			$392			$11,245	80.2	76.5	108	20
551377001807	89	Shiocton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N5660 Broad St	Shiocton	54170	Outagamie County	Shiocton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 986-3351	507	48	10.6	31.2%	443 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,326			$776			$10,550	79.8	59.1	241	152
550729001700	90	River View School	Public	5-8	101 Oak St	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6111	1,106	79	14	28.8%	914 (82.6%)	15 (1.4%)	72 (6.5%)	29 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.1%)	$11,861			$333			$11,528	79.3	79.7	85	5

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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.