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)
550468000504	321	Sabish Middle	Public	6-8	100 N Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2800	411	34	12	49.9%	217 (52.8%)	47 (11.4%)	102 (24.8%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$13,622			$943			$12,679	53.7	50.1	323	2
551317002885	322	D C Everest Idea School	Public, Charter	6-12	4704 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 359-0511	66	4	15.9	25.8%	58 (87.9%)	2 (3.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$11,837			$554			$11,283	53.5	64.7	194	128
550732002538	323	Mahone Middle	Public	6-8	6900 60th St	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-8100	919	62	14.8	35.9%	454 (49.4%)	125 (13.6%)	234 (25.5%)	37 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.1%)	$12,733			$664			$12,070	53.5	57.1	256	67
550039002759	324	Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	460	40	11.4	54.6%	267 (58.0%)	36 (7.8%)	80 (17.4%)	35 (7.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$11,454			$911			$10,543	53.5	43.6	383	59
550033002968	325	Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	178	13	13.3	36.5%	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	$9,764			$140			$9,625	53.4			(n/a)
550009003143	326	New Leaf Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	360 AMS Ct	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	New Leaf Prep Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 455-0292	186	14	13.6	6.5%	169 (90.9%)	6 (3.2%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								53.4			(n/a)
551464001401	327	Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	572	48	11.9	28.7%	361 (63.1%)	47 (8.2%)	63 (11.0%)	41 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.0%)	$13,042			$249			$12,794	53.3	46	363	36
550117003374	328	Birchwood Middle	Public	6-8	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 354-3471	38	6	6.5	52.6%	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	$14,268			$749			$13,519	53.3	46.1	361	33
550726002983	329	Dodgeland Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 386-4404	145	11	12.7	57.9%	117 (80.7%)	6 (4.1%)	19 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,096			$691			$12,405	53.2	54.6	284	45
551671002185	330	Wild Rose High	Public	6-12	600 Park Ave	Wild Rose	54984	Waushara County	Wild Rose School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 622-4201	270	22	12.2	50.0%	229 (84.8%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,630			$794			$12,835	53.1	52.2	298	32

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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

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

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.