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
11	North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N75W31283 Highway VV	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	North Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2033	365	25	14.6	1.1%	332 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,422			$445			$12,977	92.4	94.3	8	3		550930002268
12	Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2575 Snake Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Geneva J4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-3816	148	15	9.5	31.8%	118 (79.7%)	2 (1.4%)	24 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,510			$666			$15,843	92	92	20	8		550510000546
13	Reek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W4094 S Lakeshore Dr	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J6 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-4120	176	15	12	16.5%	154 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$11,848			$996			$10,851	91.8	92.3	15	2		550807000899
14	Templeton Middle	Public	7-8	N59W22490 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6477	766	49	15.5	13.4%	574 (74.9%)	26 (3.4%)	47 (6.1%)	92 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$12,971			$166			$12,804	91.5	90.9	22	8		550603000669
15	Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	410	26	15.7	1.5%	378 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,270			$600			$11,670	91.4	88.5	35	20		550813002262
16	Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	251 East Maple Street	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 876-3307	359	26	14	21.2%	309 (86.1%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$12,407			$553			$11,853	91.2	89.8	27	11		550426000455
17	Eisenhower Middle/High	Public	7-12	4333 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6300	1,095	65	16.7	9.4%	842 (76.9%)	15 (1.4%)	68 (6.2%)	120 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$12,477			$212			$12,265	91.2	89.2	30	13		551047001366
18	Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	898	61	14.6	8.4%	630 (70.2%)	25 (2.8%)	53 (5.9%)	130 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	$12,684			$427			$12,258	91	87.6	40	22		550177002331
19	Prescott Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Saint Croix Street	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5054	254	23	10.9	16.5%	232 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$11,406			$167			$11,239	91	92.5	14	5		551224001593
20	Lake Country School	Public	PK, KG-8	1800 Vettelson Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Lake Country School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 367-3606	447	26	17.2	7.6%	388 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,709			$559			$13,150	90.9	92.9	13	7		550001300578

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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.