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)
551119001497	271	Tipler Middle	Public	6-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	317	28	11.4	51.4%	217 (68.5%)	13 (4.1%)	25 (7.9%)	35 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.9%)	$14,063			$573			$13,491	59	43.1	386	115
551365002733	272	Lake Country Academy - Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4101 Technology Pkwy	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-3020	458	35	13.2	30.1%	273 (59.6%)	9 (2.0%)	116 (25.3%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$12,134			$403			$11,731	58.9	67	175	97
550909001080	273	Menomonie Middle	Public	6-8	920 21st St S	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 232-1673	724	50	14.5	42.5%	580 (80.1%)	7 (1.0%)	30 (4.1%)	75 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$12,354			$755			$11,599	58.9	55.1	273
551533001973	274	Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4100	752	58	13	26.9%	450 (59.8%)	43 (5.7%)	192 (25.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	$12,900			$411			$12,489	58.6	57.5	254	20
551368002289	275	Sheboygan Falls Middle	Public	5-8	2 Alfred W Miley Avenue	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7880	459	36	12.8	31.4%	387 (84.3%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (7.0%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$11,028			$451			$10,577	58.4	33.6	458	183
550078000101	276	Bangor Middle/High	Public	6-12	700 10th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 486-2331	347	29	11.8	32.3%	312 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,656			$1,088			$11,568	58.3	62.6	212	64
550210000298	277	Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	201	16	12.7	26.9%	178 (88.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$13,344			$429			$12,915	58.2	50.2	320	43
550240000265	278	Cassville High	Public	7-12	715 E Amelia St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 725-5116	82	12	7	52.4%	80 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	$18,046			$768			$17,278	58.2	41.8	395	117
551533001149	279	Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	380	35	10.7	28.2%	232 (61.1%)	34 (8.9%)	64 (16.8%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$13,916			$412			$13,502	58.1	51.3	314	35
550012002357	280	Albany Community Middle	Public	6-8	400 5th St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 862-3135	58	6	9.2	5.2%	52 (89.7%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,196			$1,246			$13,949	58	36.7	438	158

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.