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Best Middle Schools in Jefferson County, WI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,173

Students

Districts

Top rankedFort Atkinson Middle165^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Jefferson Middle up 66 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fort Atkinson Middle 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%		69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%	15		72.9	63.4	56.5		72.3	72.4	64.7	69.4	51.8	$19,162	$429	$18,734
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	349	30	11.4	41.3%	263 (75.4%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%		53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%	66		57.6	55.7	53.3		64.2	57.1	60.5	64.7	53.8	$16,240	$609	$15,631
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%		66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%	31	63.2	76.8	66.1	60.3	53.9	76.8	50.5	69.2	61.5	60.3	$14,660	$354	$14,306
Palmyra-Eagle Middle	Public	6-8	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	96	12	7.8	33.3%	80 (83.3%)	3 (3.1%)	9 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%		71	167^th of 641 public middle schools	73.9%	91		63.2	65.4	77.8		34.2	61.5	48.2	70.4	51.9	$20,024	$590	$19,434
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%		39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%	6			46.0	46.7			42.0	36.7	63.3	50.0	$16,998	$468	$16,530
Waterloo Intermediate	Public	5-6	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2696	114	10	10.8	43.9%	70 (61.4%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (28.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)	31.5	53.6			37.0	46.4					$13,651	$522	$13,129
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39		49.0	51.6	46.0		40.3	45.4	52.3	43.4	41.0	$17,649	$900	$16,749

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.