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
151	Fontana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Main St	Fontana	53125	Walworth County	Fontana J8 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6881	197	21	9.3	17.8%	179 (90.9%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$18,156			$882			$17,274	72.6	75.4	123	28		550472000508
152	Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	120	10	11.8	32.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$12,842			$701			$12,141	72.2	64.4	225	73		550408002391
153	Columbus Middle	Public	6-8	400 S Dickason Blvd	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	241	18	13.1	32.8%	193 (80.1%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$13,315			$320			$12,995	72.2	66	210	57		550282000319
154	Lake Geneva Middle	Public	6-8	600 N Bloomfield Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-3000	551	41	13.3	37.2%	391 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (26.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,749			$515			$12,233	72.1	71.9	160	6		550762000881
155	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Washington St	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 848-4463	377	30	12.7	38.5%	336 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$12,278			$377			$11,901	72	55.1	304	149		551095001438
156	Cameron Middle	Public	5-8	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	319	22	14.5	30.1%	300 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,542			$516			$10,027	72	74.4	135	21		550213002286
157	Wildlands Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 286-4400	72	5	14.3	27.8%	70 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$14,928			$981			$13,946	71.9	55.5	299	142		550063002586
158	Fall Creek Middle	Public	5-8	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2511	265	19	14.1	27.5%	246 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,126			$516			$10,610	71.8	69.3	182	24		550450000482
159	West De Pere Middle	Public	7-8	1177 S 9th St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1099	546	39	13.9	24.7%	404 (74.0%)	13 (2.4%)	43 (7.9%)	25 (4.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	$11,533			$709			$10,824	71.7	72	159			551632000545
160	Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$10,975			$429			$10,546	71.6	69.2	183	23		550600000662

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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.