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
131	Between the Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	416 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 894-5169	111	3	32.9	2.7%	88 (79.3%)	4 (3.6%)	12 (10.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$9,076			$190			$8,887	73.8	79.3	91	40		550744003130
132	Howards Grove Middle	Public	5-8	506 Kennedy Ave	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 565-4452	256	18	14.1	14.8%	230 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$10,558			$422			$10,136	73.7	62.8	239	107		550666000563
133	River View School	Public	5-8	101 Oak St	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6111	1,160	78	14.9	27.2%	949 (81.8%)	21 (1.8%)	79 (6.8%)	26 (2.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.4%)	$11,861			$333			$11,528	73.7	79.3	90	43		550729001700
134	Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,192	63	18.8	47.4%	221 (18.5%)	667 (56.0%)	178 (14.9%)	46 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)	$12,984			$2,201			$10,783	73.6	69.4	181	47		550960001164
135	Les Paul Middle	Public	6-8	325 Carroll St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3105	547	44	12.3	36.0%	345 (63.1%)	22 (4.0%)	141 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$13,025			$323			$12,702	73.6	61.3	253	118		551578002009
136	North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	$11,954			$432			$11,522	73.5	67.1	198	62		550906001068
137	Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,452			$426			$11,026	73.4	67.3	197	60		550957001119
138	Grantsburg Middle	Public	4-8	500 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 463-2455	278	23	12	39.9%	246 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$10,318			$599			$9,718	73.1	62.9	238	100		550567000603
139	Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	183	20	9.2	37.2%	167 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$15,644			$291			$15,353	73.1	50.1	358	219		551299001713
140	Coleman Middle	Public	6-8	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 897-2525	142	10	14	43.0%	121 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$10,651			$489			$10,162	73.1	73.9	138	2		550276002847

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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.