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
341	Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	$12,829			$249			$12,580	51.2	52.9	333	8		551464001400
342	Hayward Center for Individualized Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15574 State Hwy 77	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 934-2112	250	7	35.2	26.0%	235 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,087			$683			$7,404	50.9	65.6	216	126		550627003339
343	Lake Holcombe Middle	Public	6-8	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 595-4241	52	5	11.2	55.8%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								50.7	25.3	519	176		550768003166
344	Wonewoc-Center Junior High	Public	6-8	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	68	8	8.5	57.4%	63 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	$14,103			$742			$13,361	50.4	42.9	413	69		551713002226
345	Tomahawk Middle	Public	6-8	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-5371	259	20	12.9	48.3%	237 (91.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,598			$422			$13,177	50.3	61.4	252	93		551494001948
346	Birnamwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	337 Main St	Birnamwood	54414	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 449-2576	359	25	14.4	37.6%	317 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$10,078			$563			$9,515	50	56.3	292	54		551710002218
347	Niagara High	Public	7-12	700 Jefferson Ave	Niagara	54151	Marinette County	Niagara School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 251-4541	184	15	12	42.4%	170 (92.4%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,766			$733			$12,033	49.9	43.6	404	57		551068001394
348	Montello Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 297-7617	232	28	8.4	44.0%	209 (90.1%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,618			$382			$16,237	49.8	28.2	503	155		550987001303
349	Wittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Prouty St	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2221	449	31	14.4	45.7%	367 (81.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	$10,716			$886			$9,830	49.8	34.8	464	115		551710002223
350	Mayville Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	500 N Clark St	Mayville	53050	Dodge County	Mayville School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 387-7960	486	35	14	32.1%	404 (83.1%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (9.3%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$12,458			$829			$11,629	49.7	70.7	168	182		550888001030

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.