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
441	Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	566	50	11.2	41.3%	499 (88.2%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$12,934			$412			$12,522	38.3	41	421	20		550894001044
442	Tomah Middle	Public	6-8	612 Hollister Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7885	663	47	14	43.7%	536 (80.8%)	15 (2.3%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	$10,836			$761			$10,075	38	32	482	40		551491001938
443	Beaver Dam Middle	Public	6-8	108 Fourth St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7365	633	49	12.9	49.4%	426 (67.3%)	9 (1.4%)	150 (23.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$11,391			$428			$10,961	37.8	36.9	447	4		550096000122
444	Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	69	7	9.5	43.5%	63 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	$11,570			$798			$10,771	37.1	35.7	460	16		550696000753
445	James Williams Middle	Public	6-8	915 Acacia Ln	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9220	454	37	12.2	46.5%	394 (86.8%)	10 (2.2%)	15 (3.3%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$16,787			$530			$16,257	36.7	48.5	377	68		551272001677
446	Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	$12,352			$1,022			$11,330	36.6	38.6	438	8		550594000654
447	Northern Waters Environmental School	Public, Charter	6-12	10256 Greenwood Ln	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 634-2619	43	3	14.3	44.2%	34 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	$10,196			$683			$9,513	36.4	35.1	462	15		550627002867
448	Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	201	21	9.7	36.3%	187 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)								36	23.4	532	84		550438000474
449	Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	$12,975			$1,146			$11,829	35.9	36.8	448	1		550903001053
450	Urban Middle	Public	6-8	1226 North Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3680	568	41	13.7	67.3%	251 (44.2%)	25 (4.4%)	94 (16.5%)	147 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	$11,417			$437			$10,980	35.8	37.9	443	7		551365001798

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.