Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
251	P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	709	51	13.8	34.8%	522 (73.6%)	20 (2.8%)	64 (9.0%)	47 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	$14,634			$1,071			$13,564	61.3	65.3	219	32		551449001877
252	Wisconsin Dells Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Race St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 253-2467	374	25	14.7	58.3%	250 (66.8%)	15 (4.0%)	82 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,470			$543			$11,927	61.1	55.1	303	51		551704002271
253	Altoona Middle	Public	6-8	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	394	32	12.3	35.3%	320 (81.2%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.1%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$11,502			$491			$11,011	61	65.8	212	41		550027000027
254	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%)	$12,828			$630			$12,198	61	53.8	320	66		550705000779
255	Elkhorn Area Middle	Public	6-8	627 Court St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-6800	659	43	15.3	34.1%	522 (79.2%)	10 (1.5%)	106 (16.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,181			$536			$11,645	61	54.2	317	62		550429000460
256	Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	$13,042			$249			$12,794	60.9	53.3	327	71		551464001401
257	Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 748-4625	266	10	25.8	24.8%	225 (84.6%)	5 (1.9%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$8,599			$651			$7,948	60.8	56	296	39		551302003102
258	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%)	$14,111			$600			$13,511	60.7	71	167	91		551135002418
259	Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4400	776	61	12.6	26.0%	462 (59.5%)	34 (4.4%)	202 (26.0%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	$12,900			$411			$12,489	60.7	58.6	274	15		551533001973
260	J C McKenna Middle	Public	6-8	307 S 1st Street	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 882-4780	362	26	13.7	18.0%	307 (84.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$13,409			$361			$13,048	60.3	66.6	202	58		550444000479

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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.

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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.