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
561	Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	7-12	701 Cherry St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 272-7639	228	23	10.1	65.8%	59 (25.9%)	23 (10.1%)	92 (40.4%)	5 (2.2%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.4%)	$15,259			$1,332			$13,927	11	15.9	555	6		550582003105
562	One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)								10.4	9.6	580	18		550008303385
563	Lac du Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2899 State Highway 47 S	Lac du Flambeau	54538	Vilas County	Lac du Flambeau #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 588-3838	499	62	8	92.4%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	$24,578			$2,042			$22,536	9.9	11.5	571	8		550462000488
564	Greenfield Bilingual	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 S 35th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8200	556	35	15.7	85.6%	11 (2.0%)	27 (4.9%)	510 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$14,073			$2,197			$11,877	9.7	10	577	13		550960001179
565	Clement Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3666 S Clement Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1500	238	18	13.1	77.7%	68 (28.6%)	27 (11.3%)	101 (42.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.0%)	$14,028			$2,914			$11,114	9.5	16.8	553	12		550960001142
566	Wedgewood Park School	Public	6-8	6506 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7800	541	37	14.5	77.6%	54 (10.0%)	172 (31.8%)	257 (47.5%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$13,901			$2,320			$11,580	9.4	17.1	552	14		550960002737
567	Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Lore Ln	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2670	560	47	12	71.6%	178 (31.8%)	83 (14.8%)	164 (29.3%)	54 (9.6%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.8%)	$13,919			$962			$12,957	8.5	11.9	570	3		550582000623
568	Doerfler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W Scott St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9500	609	34	18.1	79.0%	15 (2.5%)	57 (9.4%)	516 (84.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$15,219			$2,883			$12,335	8.4	7.4	586	18		550960001148
569	La Causa Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1643 S 2nd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1660	558	37	15	87.1%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.9%)	536 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,437			$2,299			$13,138	8	6.7	588	19		550960001317
570	Vieau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	823 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6100	713	44	16.2	69.4%	11 (1.5%)	54 (7.6%)	638 (89.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,968			$2,380			$11,588	7.9	10	576	6		550960001265

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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.