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
111	Gibraltar Middle	Public	6-8	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	92	12	7.4	22.8%	80 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$19,173			$746			$18,427	76.9	86.1	50	61		550522001456
112	Mishicot Middle	Public	6-8	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-2808	216	14	15.4	28.7%	204 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,270			$783			$11,487	76.7	64.9	222	110		550975001347
113	Mount Horeb Middle	Public	6-8	900 E Garfield St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7306	503	41	12.3	14.7%	448 (89.1%)	7 (1.4%)	23 (4.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$12,202			$330			$11,871	76.6	75	130	17		550999000385
114	Wisconsin Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	153	15	10.2	28.1%	140 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$15,268			$232			$15,038	76.6	75.6	117	3		550123000609
115	Poynette Middle	Public	5-8	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	271	26	10.3	21.4%	245 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$11,279			$90			$11,189	76.6	74.8	131	16		551212001581
116	Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,122			$573			$12,550	76.2	69.7	178	62		550411000444
117	Elkhorn Options Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	534 Sunset Drive	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 723-1696	335	15	22.6	26.3%	286 (85.4%)	9 (2.7%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$7,328			$140			$7,188	75.6	83.8	60	57		550429003038
118	Eau Claire Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Main St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 852-3001	147	5	30.1		113 (76.9%)	7 (4.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$10,315			$203			$10,112	75.6	10.3	574	456		550405003115
119	Platteville Middle	Public	5-8	40 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4010	417	35	11.8	41.2%	334 (80.1%)	20 (4.8%)	37 (8.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$10,220			$883			$9,338	75.4	82.3	68	51		551185001554
120	Three Lakes Junior High	Public	7-8	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 546-3321	73	7	10.1	42.5%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	$17,590			$704			$16,885	75.4	77.5	107	13		551485002954

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.