Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
401	Logan Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	424	47	8.9	53.3%	245 (57.8%)	31 (7.3%)	28 (6.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.9%)	$17,762	$630	$17,132	43.9	44	400	1	550753000864
402	Mellen Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	420 S Main St	Mellen	54546	Ashland County	Mellen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 274-3601	252	20	12.4	45.6%	222 (88.1%)	7 (2.8%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,702	$1,492	$13,211	43.9	50.1	357	45	550897002941
403	Westfield Area Middle	Public	6-8	N7046 County Road M	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 296-2141	232	17	13.4	45.3%	206 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,280	$1,019	$10,262	43.9	54.7	310	93	551644002535
404	Rosholt Middle	Public	7-8	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	78	6	12.7	21.8%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$15,147	$931	$14,216	43.8	53	332	72	551314002449
405	Oconto Middle	Public	5-8	400 Michigan Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7806	270	20	13.8	52.2%	246 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,669	$1,516	$14,154	43.8	51.7	348	57	551092001430
406	Walworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Beloit St	Walworth	53184	Walworth County	Walworth J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6896	409	30	13.6	47.7%	260 (63.6%)	2 (0.5%)	119 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$12,825	$755	$12,071	43.4	33.1	476	70	551545001981
407	Webster Middle	Public	5-8	7564 Alder St W	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 866-4282	184	15	12.3	53.3%	143 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.6%)	$13,538	$1,291	$12,247	43.4	49.7	364	43	551623002100
408	Horace Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2820 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3666	617	47	13.2	61.6%	277 (44.9%)	26 (4.2%)	142 (23.0%)	123 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.8%)	$14,241	$486	$13,755	43.3	38.3	441	33	551365001785
409	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	603	35	17.3	72.6%	186 (30.8%)	77 (12.8%)	277 (45.9%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	$14,589	$2,201	$12,388	43.2	46.9	387	22	550960001159
410	Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	480	34	13.9	60.0%	363 (75.6%)	4 (0.8%)	94 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,944	$1,578	$11,366	43.2	49.8	363	47	551596002071
411	Jack Young Middle	Public	6-8	1531 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3930	548	50	11		408 (74.5%)	10 (1.8%)	60 (10.9%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	$12,293	$1,043	$11,250	43	52.6	337	74	550081000102
412	Gilman High	Public	7-12	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 447-8211	148	11	13.1	42.6%	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$20,188	$2,901	$17,287	42.9	46.9	388	24	550528000568
413	Central Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-8040	419	33	12.8	39.4%	329 (78.5%)	13 (3.1%)	57 (13.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,758	$784	$10,974	42.9	43.5	405	8	550609000674
414	Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	124 S School St	Alma Center	54611	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 964-5311	250	21	11.7	48.8%	208 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,610	$549	$12,061	42.7	38.6	437	23	550021000020
415	Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	96	9	10.5	30.2%	87 (90.6%)	4 (4.2%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,363	$720	$13,642	42.7	39.9	428	13	550630003097
416	Adeline Montessori School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	995 S Sawyer Rd	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Adeline Montessori School Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 201-4492	211	19	11.4	1.4%	100 (47.4%)	67 (31.8%)	17 (8.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)				42.7	63.7	231	185	550008903150
417	Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	$11,454	$911	$10,543	42.6	53.5	324	93	550039002759
418	Olson Middle	Public	6-8	508 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 847-6603	240	17	13.9	55.4%	195 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$12,651	$510	$12,140	42.5	33	477	59	550885001026
419	Luck Middle	Public	6-8	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	82	9	8.9	30.5%	77 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$13,694	$441	$13,253	42.5	40.1	424	5	550828003124
420	Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Denton St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7670	631	61	10.3	46.9%	420 (66.6%)	32 (5.1%)	30 (4.8%)	65 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.7%)	$14,356	$425	$13,931	42.4	40.3	423	3	550753000866
421	Etude Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	843 Jefferson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0946	77	6	13.7	66.2%	60 (77.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	$9,803	$381	$9,422	42.3	38.9	434	13	551365002899
422	Kewaunee Middle	Public	6-8	921 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 388-2458	185	18	10.3	37.8%	160 (86.5%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,095	$340	$11,755	42.3	43.4	407	15	550741001726
423	Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)				42.1	47.5	385	38	550011303353
424	Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$11,674	$234	$11,439	41.8	39.4	430	6	551572001943
425	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	943	66	14.2	46.1%	732 (77.6%)	14 (1.5%)	79 (8.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	$13,649	$1,085	$12,563	41.7	47.6	383	42	551707002216
426	Cornell Middle	Public	6-8	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	83	5	16.9	63.9%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,624	$2,362	$11,262	41.7	38.2	442	16	550288002896
427	Lombardi Middle	Public	6-8	1520 S Point Rd	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2625	664	54	12.3	55.6%	278 (41.9%)	54 (8.1%)	126 (19.0%)	53 (8.0%)	63 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.6%)	$13,619	$574	$13,045	41.6	41.1	420	7	550582000631
428	Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	$13,006	$2,110	$10,897	41.1	34.9	463	35	550960001136
429	Lena Middle	Public	5-8	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	0	4	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$12,549	$486	$12,063	41	38.8	436	7	550786000897
430	Richland Center High	Public	7-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 647-6131	512	44	11.6	52.9%	423 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	63 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,286	$602	$11,682	40.9	34.3	466	36	551296001707
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
441	Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	566	50	11.2	41.3%	499 (88.2%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$12,934	$412	$12,522	38.3	41	421	20	550894001044
442	Tomah Middle	Public	6-8	612 Hollister Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7885	663	47	14	43.7%	536 (80.8%)	15 (2.3%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	$10,836	$761	$10,075	38	32	482	40	551491001938
443	Beaver Dam Middle	Public	6-8	108 Fourth St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7365	633	49	12.9	49.4%	426 (67.3%)	9 (1.4%)	150 (23.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$11,391	$428	$10,961	37.8	36.9	447	4	550096000122
444	Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	69	7	9.5	43.5%	63 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	$11,570	$798	$10,771	37.1	35.7	460	16	550696000753
445	James Williams Middle	Public	6-8	915 Acacia Ln	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9220	454	37	12.2	46.5%	394 (86.8%)	10 (2.2%)	15 (3.3%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$16,787	$530	$16,257	36.7	48.5	377	68	551272001677
446	Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	$12,352	$1,022	$11,330	36.6	38.6	438	8	550594000654
447	Northern Waters Environmental School	Public, Charter	6-12	10256 Greenwood Ln	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 634-2619	43	3	14.3	44.2%	34 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	$10,196	$683	$9,513	36.4	35.1	462	15	550627002867
448	Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	201	21	9.7	36.3%	187 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)				36	23.4	532	84	550438000474
449	Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829	35.9	36.8	448	1	550903001053
450	Urban Middle	Public	6-8	1226 North Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3680	568	41	13.7	67.3%	251 (44.2%)	25 (4.4%)	94 (16.5%)	147 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	$11,417	$437	$10,980	35.8	37.9	443	7	551365001798
451	Highland Community Middle	Public	6-8	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	58	5	12.5	44.8%	48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	$12,793	$454	$12,339	35.8	40.1	425	26	550642002829
452	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	$11,871	$1,020	$10,850	35.8	32.7	479	27	551626002102
453	Tri-County Middle	Public	6-8	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	134	10	13.6	60.4%	95 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (26.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,911	$1,254	$11,657	35.6	33.7	472	19	551182002620
454	N-Gage Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	32	2	13.9	9.4%	31 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	$18,468	$5,703	$12,764	35.6	85.1	53	401	551023003116
455	Sheboygan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1305 St Clair Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-5930	213	14	15.1	72.3%	85 (39.9%)	20 (9.4%)	66 (31.0%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	$12,235	$612	$11,622	35.2	34.5	465	10	551365002872
456	Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	282	26	10.9	55.7%	193 (68.4%)	30 (10.6%)	38 (13.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	$14,215	$754	$13,460	35.1	36	455	1	550087000118
457	Cassville High	Public	7-12	715 E Amelia St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 725-5116	79	12	6.8	44.3%	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$18,046	$768	$17,278	35	58.2	278	179	550240000265
458	Chequamegon Middle	Public	6-8	64 S Grant St	Glidden	54527	Ashland County	Chequamegon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 264-2141	128	11	11.7	58.6%	92 (71.9%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	19 (14.8%)	6 (4.7%)	$17,078	$1,389	$15,689	34.9	52	343	115	550005802766
459	Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	534	48	11.1	54.9%	222 (41.6%)	50 (9.4%)	206 (38.6%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,982	$322	$12,660	34.7	28.4	501	42	551578002015
460	Clarke Middle	Public	5-8	4613 Parkway Boulevard	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 794-1614	397	41	9.5	45.3%	293 (73.8%)	8 (2.0%)	42 (10.6%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.6%)	$10,836	$717	$10,119	33.8	27.5	509	49	551512001960
461	Sparta Meadowview Middle	Public	5-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3497	687	64	10.6	49.8%	489 (71.2%)	10 (1.5%)	145 (21.1%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	$14,499	$1,392	$13,107	33.6	31	487	26	551416001842
462	Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$14,139	$633	$13,506	33.4	25.3	520	58	550852000922
463	Brown Deer Middle/High	Public	6-12	8060 N 60th St	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-7000	904	71	12.6	55.2%	104 (11.5%)	522 (57.7%)	77 (8.5%)	122 (13.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.2%)	$15,290	$768	$14,522	32.9	28.5	500	37	550180000230
464	Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	496	20	24.8	84.5%	2 (0.4%)	452 (91.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$15,053	$2,809	$12,244	32.4	30.5	491	27	550960003006
465	Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2330 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 664-6800	737	47	15.6	55.4%	246 (33.4%)	136 (18.5%)	259 (35.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (11.9%)	$14,944	$987	$13,958	32.1	26.2	516	51	551236001608
466	Wausaukee Middle	Public	6-8	N11941 US Highway 141	Wausaukee	54177	Marinette County	Wausaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 856-5152	94	10	9.6	45.7%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$11,229	$468	$10,762	32.1	29.2	497	31	551593002069
467	Prairie River Middle	Public	5-8	106 N Polk St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-9593	507	38	13.3	47.3%	445 (87.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$12,474	$272	$12,202	31.8	36.2	452	15	550921001506
468	The Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	608 Henry Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	The Lincoln Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 690-5100	727	43	16.9	63.7%	280 (38.5%)	97 (13.3%)	290 (39.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)				31.7	24.4	524	56	550009203146
469	Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	$15,508	$605	$14,904	31.6	30.2	492	23	550852000938
470	Ideal	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1420 W Goldcrest Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1600	210	13	16.8	88.6%	32 (15.2%)	29 (13.8%)	90 (42.9%)	50 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$13,186	$2,565	$10,621	31.5	20.7	541	71	550960002493
471	eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	301 Hyde Park Avenue	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	639	27	23.4	34.7%	423 (66.2%)	46 (7.2%)	102 (16.0%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.7%)	$12,110	$818	$11,292	31.4	27.8	508	37	551578003380
472	Coulee Region Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	228 5th Ave S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 789-7664	102	6	16.8	20.6%	80 (78.4%)	4 (3.9%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)				31			(n/a)	550753003156
473	Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6786	88	6	15	47.7%	74 (84.1%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (8.0%)	$6,130	$433	$5,697	30.9	26.6	514	41	551707003088
474	Wabeno High	Public	6-12	4325 N Branch St	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-5122	193	17	11.5	61.7%	118 (61.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	2 (1.0%)	45 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)	$18,286	$614	$17,673	30.6	27.2	512	38	551539001979
475	Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 S 54th St	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7700	339	21	15.8	71.4%	61 (18.0%)	83 (24.5%)	134 (39.5%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$15,043	$2,774	$12,270	30.1	23	533	58	550960001270
476	La Farge Middle	Public	6-8	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 625-2400	47	5	9.6	44.7%	41 (87.2%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$15,350	$2,037	$13,313	30.1	29.4	496	20	550756001757
477	Berlin Middle	Public	6-8	242 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2441	276	26	10.4	52.9%	194 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	53 (19.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.0%)	$12,039	$371	$11,668	29.9	29.9	493	16	550114000164
478	MacDowell Montessori School K3-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6415 W Mount Vernon Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1400	823	51	16.2	55.7%	211 (25.6%)	435 (52.9%)	89 (10.8%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.6%)	$13,364	$2,195	$11,169	29.9	24	528	50	550960002931
479	Farnsworth Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3655	443	38	11.8	71.8%	160 (36.1%)	26 (5.9%)	85 (19.2%)	139 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$12,511	$515	$11,995	29.9	27.3	511	32	551365001783
480	Blair-Taylor Middle/High	Public	6-12	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 989-2525	295	27	10.9	43.1%	258 (87.5%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$14,450	$575	$13,875	29.7	32.8	478	2	550001602378
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
491	Siren High	Public	6-12	24022 4th Ave	Siren	54872	Burnett County	Siren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 349-2277	193	17	11.4	49.7%	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)				26.2	28	504	13	551389001817
492	Algoma High	Public	7-12	1715 Division St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 487-7001	287	25	11.2	41.5%	241 (84.0%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (9.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$13,029	$398	$12,630	25.8	24.6	522	30	550015000016
493	Neillsville Middle	Public	6-8	504 E 5th St	Neillsville	54456	Clark County	Neillsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 743-3323	180	14	12.4	46.1%	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,390	$757	$13,632	25.3	42.3	415	78	551035002326
494	Bowler High	Public	7-12	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	138	17	8	72.5%	58 (42.0%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.9%)	$18,312	$1,171	$17,141	25.3	28.2	502	8	550156000200
495	Tigerton High	Public	6-12	213 Spaulding St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4001	125	12	10.1	48.0%	109 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	$13,959	$1,419	$12,541	25.2	40	426	69	551488001932
496	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$14,938	$2,787	$12,150	25.1	33.1	475	21	550960002537
497	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	$11,866	$911	$10,955	24.9	25.3	521	24	550039000065
498	United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$8,912	$00	$8,912	24.3	31.1	485	13	550007703047
499	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9570	566	46	12.3	62.4%	266 (47.0%)	30 (5.3%)	132 (23.3%)	76 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.1%)	$13,199	$939	$12,260	24.3	17.8	549	50	550861000980
500	Crandon Middle	Public	6-8	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6124	181	13	14	40.9%	100 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.8%)	$14,787	$520	$14,268	24.2	26.1	517	17	550291002388

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