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
171	Lake Country Classical Academy Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	818 W Wisconsin Avenue	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Lake Country Classical Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 254-9049	562	0	56200	8.5%	485 (86.3%)	13 (2.3%)	36 (6.4%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)								70.7	71.4	165	6		550008703141
172	De Forest Middle	Public	7-8	404 Yorktown Rd	De Forest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6000	602	48	12.4	19.8%	482 (80.1%)	14 (2.3%)	49 (8.1%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$11,673			$271			$11,403	70.7	67.9	194	22		550318000356
173	Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$10,726			$313			$10,413	70.4	66.3	204	31		550771000888
174	Badger Middle	Public	7-8	727 S 6th Ave	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5456	714	53	13.5	32.9%	566 (79.3%)	38 (5.3%)	64 (9.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	$11,493			$458			$11,035	70.4	69.7	179	5		551629002125
175	Laona High	Public	6-12	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 674-2143	146	13	11.4	37.0%	113 (77.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.0%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.5%)	$15,652			$658			$14,995	70.4	57.9	281	106		550783000893
176	Viking Middle	Public	6-8	500 Southside Dr	Woodville	54028	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 698-2456	375	27	13.8	23.5%	334 (89.1%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,133			$212			$10,922	70.2	64.4	227	51		550072000096
177	Menomonie Middle	Public	6-8	920 21st St S	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 232-1673	730	50	14.6	41.5%	582 (79.7%)	11 (1.5%)	30 (4.1%)	76 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$12,354			$755			$11,599	70.1	58.9	273	96		550909001080
178	Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	58	7	8	31.0%	56 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$17,417			$895			$16,522	70	49.9	361	183		550990000384
179	Prairie Farm Middle	Public	6-8	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	73	9	8.4	35.6%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$11,087			$262			$10,824	70	57.2	286	107		551218000445
180	Viroqua Middle	Public	5-8	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3171	253	19	13.3	37.9%	232 (91.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$13,123			$1,178			$11,945	69.9	71.9	162	18		551536001977

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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.
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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.