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)
550039000052	211	Einstein Middle	Public	7-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	559	41	13.7	32.6%	440 (78.7%)	9 (1.6%)	38 (6.8%)	42 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$11,449			$911			$10,538	65.9	66.6	181	30
550027000027	212	Altoona Middle	Public	6-8	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	394	32	12.2	40.9%	326 (82.7%)	10 (2.5%)	23 (5.8%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$11,502			$491			$11,011	65.8	61.7	218	6
551356001774	213	Sharon Community	Public	PK, KG-8	104 E School St	Sharon	53585	Walworth County	Sharon J11 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 736-4477	193	18	10.5	49.7%	144 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,904			$2,012			$12,892	65.8	56	265	52
550102000135	214	Belmont High	Public	7-12	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	163	15	10.6	32.5%	146 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,227			$788			$13,438	65.7	51.6	309	95
551353001769	215	Black Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	308 E Burdick St	Black Creek	54106	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 984-3396	348	25	13.9	32.5%	310 (89.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,791			$464			$11,326	65.7	73.2	132	83
550627003339	216	Hayward Center for Individualized Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15574 Hwy 77	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 934-2112	244	8	32.1	38.1%	232 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	$8,087			$683			$7,404	65.6	63.8	202	14
551188001557	217	Plum City High	Public	6-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	120	14	8.7	37.5%	99 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$15,512			$523			$14,990	65.6	49.9	326	109
551641001207	218	Westby Middle	Public	5-8	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-0200	294	23	12.6	33.3%	273 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,505			$772			$11,733	65.6	63.3	208	10
551449001877	219	P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	700	51	13.6	34.0%	541 (77.3%)	23 (3.3%)	53 (7.6%)	34 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	$14,634			$1,071			$13,564	65.3	59	243	24
550465002360	220	Florence Middle	Public	7-8	425 Olive Ave	Florence	54121	Florence County	Florence County School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 855-2114	65	6	11.1	53.8%	57 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$19,012			$675			$18,337	65.1	67.7	169	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

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.