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)
550747000849	71	Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	778	51	15.3	18.6%	694 (89.2%)	6 (0.8%)	25 (3.2%)	28 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$10,193			$697			$9,496	82	89.4	38	33
551599002083	72	Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	750	51	14.5	18.0%	523 (69.7%)	94 (12.5%)	59 (7.9%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.1%)	$11,869			$328			$11,539	81.8	82.1	73	1
551050002929	73	New Glarus Middle	Public	6-8	1619 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 527-2410	216	18	11.9	12.5%	191 (88.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$10,380			$218			$10,162	81.8	87.9	43	30
551140001520	74	Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 176th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Paris J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 859-2350	252	17	15.1	15.9%	220 (87.3%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$11,315			$667			$10,648	81.8	80.3	81	7
551434000511	75	Spring Valley Middle	Public	6-8	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	155	10	15.3	26.5%	146 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,660			$348			$10,313	81.6	82.3	71	4
551458002939	76	Stratford Middle	Public	6-8	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	172	12	14.2	23.8%	153 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$12,294			$300			$11,993	81.6	70	157	81
550171000209	77	Bristol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20121 83rd St	Bristol	53104	Kenosha County	Bristol #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 857-2334	814	55	14.8	19.9%	688 (84.5%)	11 (1.4%)	64 (7.9%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	$10,947			$376			$10,570	81.5	81.6	76	1
551248001656	78	Raymond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2659 76th St	Franksville	53126	Racine County	Raymond #14 School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-2929	410	32	12.8	15.1%	350 (85.4%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,889			$475			$11,415	81.4	59	242	164
550732001285	79	Brompton School	Public, Charter	K-8	8518 22nd Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-2191	218	12	17.5	21.6%	137 (62.8%)	4 (1.8%)	47 (21.6%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$13,675			$661			$13,014	81	82.5	69	10
551722002230	80	Yorkville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18621 Washington Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Yorkville J2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3759	476	32	14.8	23.7%	390 (81.9%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$12,325			$390			$11,935	80.7	80.7	80

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.