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Best Middle Schools in Lafayette County, WI

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Schools

242

Students

Districts

Top rankedBenton Middle167^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Argyle Middle up 133 spots statewide this year

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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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Argyle Middle	Public	6-8	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	62	6	9.7	29.0%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	57.7	283^rd of 628 public middle schools	54.9%		41.9	416^th of 641 public middle schools	35.1%	133	50.0	40.0	42.1	72.7	90.0	84.2	52.6	47.4	$15,616	$269	$15,347
Benton Middle	Public	7-8	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	31	3	11.8	51.6%	29 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	167^th of 628 public middle schools	73.4%		67.9	193^rd of 641 public middle schools	69.9%	26		68.4	72.7		47.4	63.6	81.8	63.6	$35,964	$00	$35,964
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	76	6	11.9	40.8%	71 (93.4%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.8	280^th of 628 public middle schools	55.4%		43.3	409^th of 641 public middle schools	36.2%	129	65.5	28.6	45.5	72.4	61.9	59.1	59.1	54.6	$16,003	$1,197	$14,807
Shullsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	73	6	11.3	50.7%	56 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	507^th of 628 public middle schools	19.3%		38.4	439^th of 641 public middle schools	31.5%	68	45.0	52.4	41.9	25.0	42.9	29.0	29.0	16.1	$16,055	$860	$15,195

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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.