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Best Middle Schools in Polk County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

1,408

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAmery Middle45^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Luck Middle up 123 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Amery Middle 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Amery Middle	Public	6-8	501 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	275	27	10.2	37.1%	242 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	86	45^th of 643 public middle schools	93.0%		77.9	104^th of 628 public middle schools	83.4%	59		72.7	69.0	78.7		74.4	75.9	86.5	83.2	71.9	$20,993	$794	$20,199
Unity Middle	Public	5-8	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	238	20	11.6	50.4%	209 (87.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	44.4	401^st of 643 public middle schools	37.6%		58.9	272^nd of 628 public middle schools	56.7%	129	43.8	28.3	64.5	45.2	32.9	30.2	66.1	29.0	67.7	53.2	$14,261	$660	$13,601
Clayton Middle	Public	5-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	46	4	10.9	52.2%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.4	212^th of 643 public middle schools	67.0%		62.9	233^rd of 628 public middle schools	62.9%	21	50.0	57.9	61.5	66.7	64.3	36.8	61.5	66.7	83.3	66.7	$19,351	$406	$18,945
Clear Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	72	5	14.0	19.4%	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	60.8	258^th of 643 public middle schools	59.9%		74	130^th of 628 public middle schools	79.3%	128			50.0	42.5			68.8	67.5	72.5	57.5	$15,006	$334	$14,671
Luck Middle	Public	6-8	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	82	9	8.9	30.5%	77 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	56.6	296^th of 643 public middle schools	54.0%		42.5	419^th of 628 public middle schools	33.3%	123		40.9	50.0	50.0		45.5	69.2	75.0	66.7	58.3	$15,757	$837	$14,921
Osceola Middle	Public	5-8	1029 Oak Ridge Drive	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-4180	398	31	12.8	23.6%	363 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	71.5	164^th of 643 public middle schools	74.5%		82.1	76^th of 628 public middle schools	87.9%	88	59.8	58.1	62.0	61.5	64.4	64.4	68.5	75.0	75.0	59.4	$13,297	$322	$12,975
Saint Croix Falls Middle	Public	5-8	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	297	18	16.5	32.3%	271 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	62.1	237^th of 643 public middle schools	63.1%		71.2	166^th of 628 public middle schools	73.6%	71	64.6	73.2	67.6	58.2	49.4	71.8	59.2	49.4	53.2	51.9	$14,069	$92	$13,978

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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.