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
301	School of Technology and Arts II	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Avon St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7740	39			30.8%	31 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	$14,448			$489			$13,959	55.5	56.8	289	12		550753001295
302	Webb Middle	Public	6-8	707 N Webb Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8930	572	44	13	40.9%	464 (81.1%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,104			$903			$11,200	55.5	52.4	340	38		551266001665
303	Albany Community Middle	Public	6-8	309 Vinton St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 862-3135	66	8	8.5	33.3%	58 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$15,196			$1,246			$13,949	55.4	58	280	23		550012002357
304	Black Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	308 E Burdick St	Black Creek	54106	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 984-3396	345	25	13.7	34.8%	312 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,791			$464			$11,326	55.4	65.7	215	89		551353001769
305	De Soto Middle	Public	6-8	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0105	101	8	13.4	45.5%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$10,672			$668			$10,004	55.4	47.8	382	77		550324000366
306	Pittsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5459 Elementary Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-2517	357	30	11.7	46.2%	330 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,411			$915			$12,495	55.3	66.1	207	99		551179001546
307	Marathon Venture Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	173	12	15	26.6%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$3,937			$296			$3,641	55.2	70.1	176	131		550867002893
308	Sharon Community	Public	PK, KG-8	104 E School St	Sharon	53585	Walworth County	Sharon J11 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 736-4477	197	17	11.5	58.4%	151 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,904			$2,012			$12,892	55.2	65.8	213	95		551356001774
309	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1400 W Stewart Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0100	967	74	12.9	44.9%	596 (61.6%)	21 (2.2%)	63 (6.5%)	225 (23.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	$12,147			$293			$11,855	55.1	62.2	246	63		551590002054
310	Innovations STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3497	90	5	16.7	32.2%	71 (78.9%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$8,232			$436			$7,796	55.1	70.7	170	140		551416003001

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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.