Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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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
311	Fox Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(920) 967-1421	90	9	9.8	60.0%	57 (63.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								54.9	51.6	349	38		550903003153
312	Brookwood Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 Hunter's Ridge Dr	Genoa City	53128	Walworth County	Genoa City J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 279-1053	213	21	9.9	30.5%	147 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (29.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,324			$707			$10,619	54.8	39.6	429	117		550513002327
313	Cadott Junior High	Public	7-8	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	134	10	13.5	52.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,857			$516			$14,340	54.7	66	208	105		550204000249
314	Fall River High	Public	6-12	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 484-3333	253	20	12.4	27.3%	216 (85.4%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$12,550			$394			$12,157	54.6	36.1	454	140		550453000484
315	Glenwood City Middle	Public	6-8	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 265-4266	143	12	12	39.9%	126 (88.1%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$9,834			$599			$9,235	54.5	46.4	393	78		550552000588
316	Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 538-4364	321	29	11.1	43.3%	254 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,490			$814			$13,676	54.3	77.3	108	208		551665002176
317	WISE Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 886-8000	218	3	72.6	31.2%	210 (96.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,584			$255			$6,329	54.2	49.3	367	50		551038003089
318	Auburndale High	Public	6-12	10629 North Rd	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 652-2115	400	32	12.6	20.5%	373 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,718			$456			$11,262	54.2	51.8	346	28		550060000091
319	Turner Middle	Public	6-8	1237 Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6367	381	24	16	38.6%	282 (74.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$10,672			$506			$10,166	54.2	63.7	229	90		550108000159
320	Hilbert Middle	Public	5-8	1139 W Milwaukee St	Hilbert	54129	Calumet County	Hilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 853-3558	147	10	14.1	28.6%	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (17.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,294			$386			$9,908	54.1	75.5	120	200		550645001458

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.