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
541	White Lake Middle	Public	7-8	405 Bissell St	White Lake	54491	Langlade County	White Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 882-2361	23	2	9.9	60.9%	21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	$15,562			$1,023			$14,538	15.9	37.1	446	95		551659003108
542	Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-8	105 S Buchanan St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(920) 272-2237	66	8	8.1	69.7%	20 (30.3%)	10 (15.2%)	21 (31.8%)	4 (6.1%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)								15.6			(n/a)		550582003159
543	Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	77	6	12.9	42.9%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$11,169			$360			$10,809	15.6	32.7	480	63		550024003076
544	Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Minnesota Ave	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 266-8199	60	4	14.9	65.0%	55 (91.7%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$21,483			$4,648			$16,835	15.5	32.3	481	63		551074003125
545	Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	414	28	15	65.5%	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (62.3%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,952			$709			$10,243	15.2	18.3	548	3		550003000002
546	John Dewey Academy of Learning	Public, Charter	6-12	701 Cherry Street	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 448-2232	134	13	10.1	53.0%	83 (61.9%)	7 (5.2%)	21 (15.7%)	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.7%)	$13,266			$569			$12,697	14.9	33.2	474	72		550582002857
547	Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	1943 E Trowbridge St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1900	228	16	13.9	82.9%	43 (18.9%)	61 (26.8%)	98 (43.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	$19,111			$4,356			$14,754	14.2	18.5	547			550960001259
548	Starbuck International School	Public	K-8	1516 Ohio St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6500	1,133	83	13.6	62.4%	277 (24.4%)	341 (30.1%)	352 (31.1%)	38 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (10.6%)	$15,346			$1,597			$13,750	14.1	14.6	561	13		551236001639
549	U S Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	2920 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8000	585	34	17.2	96.4%	29 (5.0%)	45 (7.7%)	213 (36.4%)	281 (48.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,014			$2,559			$12,455	13.6	13.5	563	14		550960001175
550	Craig Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7667 W Congress St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4200	220	13	17	60.9%	7 (3.2%)	182 (82.7%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	$14,512			$2,643			$11,870	13.4	7.3	587	37		550960001045

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.