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
81	New Berlin West Middle/High	Public	7-12	18695 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6400	1,036	69	14.9	16.6%	804 (77.6%)	15 (1.4%)	138 (13.3%)	38 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.3%)	$12,639			$412			$12,227	81.1	86.5	47	34		551047001372
82	North Cape Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11926 W Highway K	Franksville	53126	Racine County	North Cape School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-4069	194	15	13.1	6.7%	187 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,891			$1,157			$13,734	81	80.6	83	1		551251001657
83	Holmen Middle	Public	6-8	502 N Main St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3391	868	72	12	23.2%	730 (84.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (2.0%)	80 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.0%)	$11,895			$250			$11,646	80.9	77.8	106	23		550654000707
84	West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	534	42	12.7	23.2%	486 (91.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$11,637			$392			$11,245	80.9	80.2	88	4		551635002324
85	Hortonville Middle	Public	5-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	464	37	12.5	19.0%	425 (91.6%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,808			$281			$11,527	80.7	71.9	161	76		550660002408
86	Somerset Middle	Public	5-8	625 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-4400	415	29	14.5	22.9%	373 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$14,563			$348			$14,214	80.4	73.4	147	61		551401001108
87	Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3820	1,089	79	13.7	12.0%	949 (87.1%)	11 (1.0%)	59 (5.4%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$13,219			$388			$12,832	80.4	71.6	163	76		550669000728
88	Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	147	8	17.6	27.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$9,795			$609			$9,186	80.2	73.5	145	57		551536002972
89	Flex Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	325 Meulemans St	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(920) 788-7605	87	6	15.8	16.1%	78 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	$8,530			$245			$8,285	80	66.9	200	111		550816002959
90	Fox River Middle	Public	6-8	921 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8240	510	32	16	18.4%	447 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$14,859			$663			$14,195	80	75.3	126	36		551566001989

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.