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
61	Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	$10,193			$697			$9,496	83.9	82	71	10		550747000849
62	Spring Valley Middle	Public	6-8	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	140	10	13.6	25.7%	133 (95.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,660			$348			$10,313	83.9	81.6	75	13		551434000511
63	Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9530	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	$12,903			$172			$12,731	83.4	85.8	52	11		550951001104
64	Brillion Middle	Public	6-8	315 S Main St	Brillion	54110	Calumet County	Brillion School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 756-2166	211	18	11.6	33.2%	162 (76.8%)	5 (2.4%)	37 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$10,974			$314			$10,660	83.4	74.2	137	73		550168002384
65	Belleville Middle	Public	7-8	625 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	111	13	8.6	22.5%	91 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$11,896			$68			$11,829	83.3	75.7	116	51		550099000133
66	Fox West Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	65	3	21.6	12.3%	60 (92.3%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,807			$237			$7,570	83.2	62.1	248	182		550660002854
67	Shorewood Intermediate	Public	7-8	3830 N Morris Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6951	300	23	13.1	17.0%	201 (67.0%)	27 (9.0%)	33 (11.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$14,225			$364			$13,861	83.2	83.1	64	3		551380001812
68	Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1103 S East Avenue	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	580	42	13.6	25.0%	404 (69.7%)	23 (4.0%)	82 (14.1%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$11,554			$357			$11,197	83.1	78.1	103	35		551578002023
69	Elk Mound Middle	Public	5-8	302 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5595	368	26	14.2	25.3%	313 (85.1%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$10,832			$259			$10,573	83	75.3	125	56		550423000452
70	Ozaukee Middle	Public	6-8	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 692-2463	174	12	14.7	22.4%	147 (84.5%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$11,151			$192			$10,959	82.6	78.7	96	26		550489000531

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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.