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
211	Wauzeka Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 875-5311	53	5	9.7	49.1%	52 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$19,162			$2,540			$16,622	67	54.4	311	100		551602002738
212	Mosinee Middle	Public	4-8	700 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-3660	685	49	14	24.8%	641 (93.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$12,048			$567			$11,481	66.4	71.5	164	48		550996001309
213	Alma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	S1618 State Road 35	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 685-4416	184	14	13.3	33.7%	178 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,455			$796			$12,660	66.2	68.9	187	26		550018000017
214	Seneca Junior High	Public	6-8	202 Main St	Seneca	54654	Crawford County	Seneca Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 734-3411	54	3	15.4	51.9%	52 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	$14,518			$1,141			$13,377	66	73.1	152	62		551347002399
215	Omro Middle	Public	6-8	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2301	223	21	10.8	28.3%	193 (86.5%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$12,688			$814			$11,875	66	60.4	265	50		551098001443
216	Red Smith K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2765 Sussex St	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2425	924	67	13.7	30.8%	623 (67.4%)	31 (3.4%)	135 (14.6%)	71 (7.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.1%)	$12,467			$728			$11,739	65.9	49.6	366	150		550582001672
217	Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	128	9	14.4	17.2%	117 (91.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	$13,466			$595			$12,871	65.5	28.8	499	282		550007503034
218	Tipler Middle	Public	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	366	32	11.5	41.0%	246 (67.2%)	20 (5.5%)	32 (8.7%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	$14,063			$573			$13,491	65.2	59	271	53		551119001497
219	Ladysmith Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5531	144	15	9.7	67.4%	126 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$12,007			$1,129			$10,878	65.1	42.8	414	195		550759000878
220	South Middle	Public	6-8	2115 Mitscher Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-5200	797	59	13.4	33.4%	571 (71.6%)	26 (3.3%)	79 (9.9%)	62 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (6.9%)	$12,068			$252			$11,816	65.1	67.6	195	25		550405002297

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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.