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
241	Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	1,913	132	14.5	31.7%	1,535 (80.2%)	60 (3.1%)	146 (7.6%)	76 (4.0%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	$10,942			$295			$10,647	62	69.2	185	56		551032002308
242	Fond du Lac STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	401 S Military Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 906-6722	162	14	12	51.9%	116 (71.6%)	8 (4.9%)	18 (11.1%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	$11,639			$1,425			$10,214	61.9	60.7	261	19		550468002966
243	Chippewa Falls Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tropicana Blvd	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2400	999	72	13.8	40.4%	878 (87.9%)	12 (1.2%)	32 (3.2%)	21 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	$12,351			$352			$12,000	61.9	57.4	284	41		550255000281
244	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8937 Big Bend Rd	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Washington-Caldwell School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 662-3466	192	14	13.6	11.5%	173 (90.1%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$14,381			$1,206			$13,175	61.8	64.7	224	20		551570001993
245	Cashton Middle/High	Public	6-12	540 Coe St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-5131	313	29	10.7	35.5%	274 (87.5%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,807			$1,120			$10,687	61.7	51.7	347	102		550234000263
246	D C Everest Middle	Public	6-7	9302 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 241-9700	844	61	13.8	33.3%	615 (72.9%)	13 (1.5%)	40 (4.7%)	134 (15.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.0%)	$12,756			$554			$12,202	61.6	69	186	60		551317002534
247	D C Everest Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	1000 Machmueller St	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-0511	848	55	15.4	34.0%	589 (69.5%)	14 (1.7%)	54 (6.4%)	144 (17.0%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	$12,337			$706			$11,631	61.5	62.9	237	10		551317001735
248	Denmark Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Wall St	Denmark	54208	Brown County	Denmark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 863-4100	333	24	14	22.5%	291 (87.4%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$11,527			$221			$11,306	61.5	70.2	173	75		550366000389
249	Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	757	55	13.6	32.4%	535 (70.7%)	13 (1.7%)	90 (11.9%)	73 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,478			$612			$12,867	61.4	59.5	268	19		551449001868
250	Cochrane-Fountain City High	Public	7-12	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 687-4391	244	19	13.1	29.1%	229 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,700			$525			$12,174	61.4	61.5	251	1		550270000307

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.