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
491	Siren High	Public	6-12	24022 4th Ave	Siren	54872	Burnett County	Siren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 349-2277	193	17	11.4	49.7%	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)								26.2	28	504	13		551389001817
492	Algoma High	Public	7-12	1715 Division St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 487-7001	287	25	11.2	41.5%	241 (84.0%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (9.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$13,029			$398			$12,630	25.8	24.6	522	30		550015000016
493	Neillsville Middle	Public	6-8	504 E 5th St	Neillsville	54456	Clark County	Neillsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 743-3323	180	14	12.4	46.1%	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,390			$757			$13,632	25.3	42.3	415	78		551035002326
494	Bowler High	Public	7-12	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	138	17	8	72.5%	58 (42.0%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.9%)	$18,312			$1,171			$17,141	25.3	28.2	502	8		550156000200
495	Tigerton High	Public	6-12	213 Spaulding St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4001	125	12	10.1	48.0%	109 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	$13,959			$1,419			$12,541	25.2	40	426	69		551488001932
496	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$14,938			$2,787			$12,150	25.1	33.1	475	21		550960002537
497	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	$11,866			$911			$10,955	24.9	25.3	521	24		550039000065
498	United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$8,912			$00			$8,912	24.3	31.1	485	13		550007703047
499	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9570	566	46	12.3	62.4%	266 (47.0%)	30 (5.3%)	132 (23.3%)	76 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.1%)	$13,199			$939			$12,260	24.3	17.8	549	50		550861000980
500	Crandon Middle	Public	6-8	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6124	181	13	14	40.9%	100 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.8%)	$14,787			$520			$14,268	24.2	26.1	517	17		550291002388

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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.