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)
551083001412	151	Oak Creek East Middle	Public	6-8	9330 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6260	895	64	13.9	25.5%	618 (69.1%)	30 (3.4%)	138 (15.4%)	52 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	$11,641			$678			$10,963	73.2	73.7	127	24
551347002399	152	Seneca Junior High	Public	6-8	202 Main St	Seneca	54654	Crawford County	Seneca Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 734-3411	57	3	16.4	47.4%	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$14,518			$1,141			$13,377	73.1	69.2	163	11
550960001160	153	Fernwood Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 S Pennsylvania Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1300	772	33	23.1	23.2%	506 (65.5%)	30 (3.9%)	156 (20.2%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.3%)	$11,828			$1,852			$9,976	73	61.9	216	63
550960001216	154	Maryland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2418 N Maryland Ave	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4800	515	22	23.3	26.0%	306 (59.4%)	80 (15.5%)	51 (9.9%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.9%)	$11,728			$1,898			$9,830	72.9	76.8	105	49
551341001760	155	Sauk Prairie Middle	Public	6-8	207 Maple St	Sauk City	53583	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-5500	570	44	12.8	27.7%	494 (86.7%)	11 (1.9%)	49 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$11,827			$486			$11,340	72.5	47.1	350	195
550753002887	156	La Crosse Polytechnic School	Public, Charter	6-12	228 5th Avenue South	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-5900	106	8	13.2	36.8%	94 (88.7%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	$15,240			$479			$14,761	72.2	41.6	397	241
550915001092	157	Mercer School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2690 W Margaret St	Mercer	54547	Iron County	Mercer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 388-8266	105	15	7	60.0%	87 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$20,658			$1,443			$19,216	72.1	45.1	373	216
551650002160	158	Weyauwega Middle	Public	6-8	410 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8860	154	13	12.1	44.2%	131 (85.1%)	2 (1.3%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$10,482			$654			$9,829	72	76.9	104	54
551632000545	159	West De Pere Middle	Public	7-8	1177 S 9th St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1099	533	39	13.8	22.7%	402 (75.4%)	13 (2.4%)	40 (7.5%)	19 (3.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$11,533			$709			$10,824	72	70.1	156	3
550762000881	160	Lake Geneva Middle	Public	6-8	600 N Bloomfield Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-3000	600	42	14.3	38.0%	420 (70.0%)	3 (0.5%)	160 (26.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$12,749			$515			$12,233	71.9	62.7	211	51

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.