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
481	Gresham High	Public	6-12	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	155	15	10.4	60.6%	64 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.6%)	$18,262			$1,708			$16,554	29.7	37.5	444	37		550005602740
482	Owen-Withee Junior High	Public	6-8	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 229-2151	112	6	20.1	58.9%	88 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (17.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$10,953			$935			$10,018	29.7	31.5	483	1		551131001511
483	Marinette Middle	Public	5-8	1011 Water St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-1500	534	42	12.7	49.6%	446 (83.5%)	16 (3.0%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$11,815			$948			$10,865	29.4	24.4	525	42		550870000996
484	Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 286-2291	109	12	9.4	52.3%	100 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,183			$2,508			$12,674	28.3	27.8	507	23		550063002585
485	Stockbridge Middle	Public	6-8	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 439-1158	40	4	9.8	7.5%	39 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$12,758			$407			$12,351	27.7	20.7	542	57		551452002499
486	Ashland Middle	Public	6-8	203 11th St E	Ashland	54806	Ashland County	Ashland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 682-7087	383	28	13.8	58.7%	250 (65.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.0%)	$13,154			$931			$12,224	26.9	27.9	506	20		550051000074
487	Carmen Middle School South	Public, Charter	6-8	2433 S 15th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 310-8056	191	15	12.7	100.0%	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.5%)	160 (83.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								26.7	14.8	559	72		550007603157
488	Gilmanton Middle	Public	5-8	S889 Larson Rd	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	37	4	9.4	54.1%	35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$15,157			$1,155			$14,001	26.3	52.1	342	146		550537002907
489	Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	$16,809			$685			$16,125	26.3	31.1	486	3		550852002866
490	Phoenix Middle	Public	5-8	414 Beloit St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6501	474	41	11.6	62.7%	197 (41.6%)	6 (1.3%)	252 (53.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,771			$1,027			$12,744	26.3	23.4	531	41		550364002241

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.