Most Improved Wisconsin Middle Schools

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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 Thursday, September 25, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 628)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
118	Eau Claire Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Main St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 852-3001	147	5	30.1		113 (76.9%)	7 (4.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$10,315			$203			$10,112	75.6	10.3	574	456		550405003115
217	Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	128	9	14.4	17.2%	117 (91.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	$13,466			$595			$12,871	65.5	28.8	499	282		550007503034
122	Greenwood High	Public	7-12	306 West Central Ave	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 267-6101	155	18	8.7	38.7%	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$18,085			$1,086			$16,999	75.1	43.7	403	281		550597000657
96	Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1802 Pankratz St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 661-8200	210	14	15.2	17.6%	142 (67.6%)	6 (2.9%)	30 (14.3%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.4%)	$1,835			$1,281			$554	78.7	49.1	369	273		550008203085
79	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	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	$9,764			$140			$9,625	81.1	53.4	325	246		550033002968
142	Shell Lake Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 468-7816	300	22	13.4	40.7%	272 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$13,841			$264			$13,577	72.9	48.9	372	230		551371001805
139	Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	183	20	9.2	37.2%	167 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$15,644			$291			$15,353	73.1	50.1	358	219		551299001713
108	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	225	13	17.3	4.4%	193 (85.8%)	9 (4.0%)	9 (4.0%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)								77.4	53.4	326	218		550009003143
200	Frederic 6-12 School	Public	6-12	1437 Clam Falls Dr	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 327-4223	214	19	11.5	46.7%	185 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$13,459			$966			$12,493	67.9	44	401	201		550486000526
219	Ladysmith Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5531	144	15	9.7	67.4%	126 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$12,007			$1,129			$10,878	65.1	42.8	414	195		550759000878

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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 September 25, 2025, 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.