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
431	Peshtigo Middle	Public	7-8	380 Green St	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 582-3711	151	11	13.7	31.8%	137 (90.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,944			$299			$10,644	40.1	39	433	2		551161003026
432	Gifford School	Public	PK, KG-8	8332 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4550	1,331	87	15.2	30.0%	838 (63.0%)	82 (6.2%)	275 (20.7%)	24 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (8.0%)	$12,271			$944			$11,328	39.6	33.4	473	41		551236002311
433	Loyal Middle School	Public	6-8	514 W Central	Loyal	54446	Clark County	Loyal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 255-8511	108	9	12	42.6%	98 (90.7%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								39.4	55.1	305	128		550825000913
434	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	$12,712			$565			$12,146	39.3	46.1	395	39		551575002000
435	Wisconsin Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5415	743	23	32.5	43.2%	509 (68.5%)	58 (7.8%)	87 (11.7%)	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	$16,019			$911			$15,108	39.2	46.9	389	46		550039002825
436	Osseo-Fairchild Middle	Public	6-8	50851 East St	Osseo	54758	Trempealeau County	Osseo-Fairchild School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 597-3141	161	15	10.8	46.0%	145 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,777			$657			$12,120	39.1	54.3	312	124		551122002398
437	Black River Falls Middle	Public	6-8	112 Diploma Drive	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-5315	327	26	12.7	62.1%	222 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	74 (22.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	$12,685			$1,051			$11,632	39.1	35.8	458	21		550126000174
438	Lance Middle	Public	6-8	4515 80th St	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2240	899	57	15.7	45.9%	489 (54.4%)	85 (9.5%)	256 (28.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	$12,835			$845			$11,990	39.1	52.5	339	99		550732000815
439	Superior Middle	Public	6-8	3626 Hammond Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8740	888	66	13.4		745 (83.9%)	13 (1.5%)	24 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (8.7%)	$11,693			$947			$10,746	39	34.2	467	28		551467001907
440	Milwaukee Parkside School	Public	PK, KG-8	2969 S Howell Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1600	859	51	16.8	74.2%	168 (19.6%)	154 (17.9%)	365 (42.5%)	96 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	$14,912			$2,245			$12,668	39	39	432	8		550960002415

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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.